Aug 01 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 1, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, August 1st, 2015, the Justice Department's stunning investigation of discrimination against black children in the St. Louis family court system, presidential candidates are collecting massive amounts of Facebook data on individual voters, and in our… Continue watching
Aug 01 Report: Biden said to be seriously considering 2016 run By Daniel Costa-Roberts Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has begun actively exploring the possibility of running for president in 2016, The New York Times reported Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Why did Cecil the lion die? What you should know about trophy hunting By Daniel Costa-Roberts What exactly is trophy hunting, is it legal, and why do proponents say the practice helps conservation efforts? Here’s what you should know. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 3:48 Are presidential candidates tracking your Facebook profile? By PBS News Hour Facebook is offering new tools for political candidates, and your personal account could be used in the process. For the first time, Facebook is allowing campaigns to track users’ political comments and likes to create a master list of target… Continue watching
Aug 01 Energy company contributed $1 million to PAC backing Jeb Bush By Associated Press The largest Florida corporate donor to a super political action committee backing former Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential run is NextEra Energy Inc., the company that owns electric utility giant Florida Power & Light. Continue reading
Aug 01 Clinton's tax, medical records released By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband paid close to $44 million in federal taxes since 2007 and she is in "excellent physical condition," two facts that emerged in a flood of disclosures from the campaign of the Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Aug 01 Kerry: Malaysian efforts to address trafficking must 'redouble' By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry will push Malaysia to redouble its efforts against human trafficking during an upcoming visit for regional security talks, a senior State Department official said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Just 60 donors gave one-third of all money raised so far for 2016 By Associated Press Nearly 60 donations of a million dollars or more accounted for about a third of the more than $380 million brought in so far for the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 01 Obama reaches out to Democrats undecided on Iran deal By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Determined to secure support for the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama is making inroads with a tough constituency - his fellow Democrats in Congress… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 12:06 Shields and Brooks on police body cameras, previewing first presidential debate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the indictment of a white police officer for killing a black motorist in Cincinnati, the upcoming first presidential debate among… Continue watching