Sep 19 Black Lives Matter movement won't endorse a presidential candidate By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The Black Lives Matter network will skip a presidential endorsement but keep up its political activism by confronting candidates about the treatment of African-Americans in the United States, one of the group's founders says. Continue reading
Sep 19 Russian fighter jets in Syria raise serious questions, Kerry says By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The United States is disturbed by Russia's movement of tactical aircraft to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday, acknowledging that the jets could pose a threat to American and allied military forces. Continue reading
Sep 19 Ahead of pope's visit, Obama and Raul Castro speak by phone By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro had a rare phone call Friday ahead of Pope Francis' impending visit to both their nations. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 5:17 Smartphone user? The 2016 candidates are watching you By PBS News Hour If you own a smartphone, you are already on the frontline of the 2016 presidential race. On the left and the right, campaigns are amassing information about you and figuring out how to influence you with individualized marketing. And that's… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 13:25 Shields and Brooks on GOP debate standouts, Pope Francis goes to Washington By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including how the second Republican debate helped or hurt the candidates, why Donald Trump didn’t contradict bigoted remarks at a campaign… Continue watching
Sep 18 Trump draws fire for not repudiating bigoted comments By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew fire from Democrats and some Republicans Friday for his response to a questioner at a town hall event who said, "We have a problem in this country. It's called Muslims," and who incorrectly said… Continue reading
Sep 18 House votes to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A divided House voted Friday to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds for a year, as Republican leaders tried to keep GOP outrage over abortion from spiraling into an impasse with President Barack Obama that could shut down the government. Continue reading
Sep 18 Gwen's Take: 5 things we warned you about the GOP debate By Gwen Ifill Last week, I advised what to watch for in the second Republican debate, so I felt duty-bound to sit through all three hours of it -- if only to see if I steered you right. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 4:00 At second GOP debate, targeting Trump and trying to break through By PBS News Hour The 2016 Republican presidential candidates gathered for their second debate on Thursday, this time at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The candidates squared off on issues like immigration reform, the Iran nuclear deal, Planned Parenthood funding and each other. Gwen… Continue watching
Sep 17 Quiz: How much do you know about the U.S. Constitution? By Lisa Desjardins Happy Constitution Day everyone! To celebrate this day cherished by lovers of American law, we bring you a short quiz to test your knowledge of the nation's founding and of potential changes on deck for the Constitution today. Continue reading