Sep 08 Watch 9:26 What Andrew Jackson has in common with Donald Trump By PBS News Hour Of the nearly two dozen major candidates running for president, the ones getting the most attention are the political outsiders. Is this a rare situation, or have American voters seen this before? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historians Michael Beschloss… Continue watching
Sep 08 Remembering Andy Kohut, pollster and NewsHour regular By Gwen Ifill Those of us who love to cover politics loved Andy Kohut. He was courtly, incisive and smart. The pollster and NewsHour contributor died Tuesday at age 73. Continue reading
Sep 08 Democrats struggle to block Iran deal disapproval resolution By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democrats struggled Tuesday for the votes to block a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear deal as one undecided senator announced a surprise "no" vote shortly after lawmakers returned from a five-week summer recess. Continue reading
Sep 08 Judge orders Kentucky clerk's release from jail By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is heading to a Kentucky jail to support the county clerk imprisoned for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 10:40 Will 2016 candidates enter the migrant crisis debate? By PBS News Hour How will American politicians and presidential candidates address the migrant crisis going on in Europe? Judy Woodruff checks in with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about the state of the presidential race, including… Continue watching
Sep 07 Clinton says she doesn't need to apologize for emails By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what I did was allowed."… Continue reading
Sep 07 Obama to require paid sick leave for federal contractor employees By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Showing solidarity with workers on Labor Day, President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Monday requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors, including 300,000 who currently receive none. Continue reading
Sep 06 Fed-up and angry supporters let Trump defy political gravity By Jill Colvin, Associated Press By the standard that voters typically use to judge presidential candidates, Donald Trump probably should not have survived his first day in the 2016 race. Continue reading
Sep 06 As school begins, many kids still waiting on Common Core results By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press With new backpacks, pens and pencils and clothes, millions of children are back in school or heading there after summer vacation. Many are excited, some are anxious - and still waiting for the results of the new tests they took… Continue reading
Sep 06 6 'Trumpisms' that would mean a political end for anyone but Trump By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump has turned the do's and don'ts of campaigns on their head, prospering with tactics that could sink anyone else. Continue reading