Oct 18 Trump on Fox News: I would have kept out 9/11 hijackers By Associated Press Donald Trump says that had he been president, the Sept. 11 hijackers likely would not have gotten into the U.S. in the first place. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 17, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, October 17th, 2015, thousands of migrants hit a detour in Central Europe as Hungary closes its borders with Croatia, concerns grow over expanding the American-trained national police force in Afghanistan, and in our signature segment,… Continue watching
Oct 17 Democratic hopefuls offer relatively unified front on major issues By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The five Democrats on the debate stage last week in Las Vegas offered a relatively - and surprisingly - unified front on the issues at the forefront of the campaign. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch How ISIS built its own multi-million dollar industry by attacking oilfields By PBS News Hour In Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State finances much of its military from siphoning and selling oil, amounting to more than a million dollars a day, according to estimates. Erika Solomon, a reporter for the Financial Times, joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Oct 17 Supreme Court considers appeal of Chicago suburb's assault weapons ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has so far resisted elaborating on two landmark decisions that established a nationwide right to defend one's home with a gun. That could change with a new appeal filed by gun owners that challenges a Chicago suburb's… Continue reading
Oct 17 Climate change, food security key to global stability, Kerry says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The stability of the world is directly linked to climate change and its impact on food security for billions of people, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Kentucky Republicans push Rand Paul to focus on Senate re-election By Adam Beam, Steve Peoples, Associated Press A defiant Rand Paul is brushing off weak fundraising and weaker poll numbers as would-be donors and home state Republicans push him to abandon an uphill presidential bid to focus on his Senate re-election. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 3:29 After decision to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan, what happens next? By PBS News Hour President Obama announced this week that 10,000 U.S. troops will remain deployed for another year in Afghanistan to help quell the resurgent Taliban and keep training the country's police force. Austin Long, a professor of international and public affairs at… Continue watching
Oct 17 Benghazi investigator says Clinton hearing will 'shock you with fairness' By Matthew Daly, Associated Press On Thursday, Hillary Rodham Clinton, secretary of state when the Benghazi attack happened and now a Democratic presidential candidate, will testify in the highly anticipated hearing on Capitol Hill. Here's what to expect. Continue reading
Oct 17 Biden team sends out new signals of possible 2016 run By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Joe Biden is sending out an unmistakable "forget-me-not" plea for 2016, brushing past signs of a Hillary Rodham Clinton resurgence with fresh and direct suggestions he could be on the verge of entering the presidential race. Continue reading