• How are controversial voter ID laws affecting voters?

    How are controversial voter ID laws affecting voters?

    Oct 29, 2016 08:37 PM EST

    ... ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR:  For the first time in a presidential election, nine more states are enforcing new laws requiring eligible voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls.  That includes New Hampshire, Virginia, Wisconsin and Texas. The laws, which have been controversial, were ...

  • Why Senate control could ride on this tight New Hampshire race

    Why Senate control could ride on this tight New Hampshire race

    Oct 03, 2016 11:19 PM EST

    ... red, held by Republicans. What is Democrats' best chance at a Senate takeover? Well, sources in both parties believe they will pick up Illinois and Wisconsin. That would be two. In North Carolina and Missouri, incumbent Republicans are on the ropes. If they lose? That's two more Democratic pick ...

  • For many women, watching Trump interrupt Clinton 51 times was unnerving but familiar

    For many women, watching Trump interrupt Clinton 51 times was unnerving but familiar

    Sep 27, 2016 08:22 PM EST

    ... he doesn't think Hillary Clinton has the stamina to be president, and Clinton talks about Trump's history of talking about women. Video by PBS NewsHour Trump reminded Deborath Calvanicoweinstein, a homemaker in Madison, Wisconsin, of the car repairmen who talk down to her, but not to her husband ...

  • How Texas' voter ID law landed it in federal court -- again

    How Texas' voter ID law landed it in federal court -- again

    Sep 19, 2016 09:19 PM EST

    ... November. The state's deadline to register for the presidential election is Oct. 11. Martin Castro of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights tells PBS NewsHour's political editor Lisa Desjardins how well states are registering new voters and what obstacles remain. Video by PBS NewsHour Q: Why was ...

  • New poll numbers show tightening presidential race, but Clinton has easier path

    New poll numbers show tightening presidential race, but Clinton has easier path

    Sep 07, 2016 11:15 PM EST

    ... that group. But Trump, he has got strengths, too. He is leading in the Midwest overall, and he is in striking distance in Michigan and Wisconsin, which typically vote Democratic at the presidential level. Trump has also widened his lead among older white voters, and among those without college degrees ...

  • The Trump campaign has a ground-game problem

    The Trump campaign has a ground-game problem

    Aug 30, 2016 06:44 PM EST

    ... field offices with phone banks, organized volunteers and a coordinated effort to knock on doors and get people to the polls. To pinpoint campaign operations, PBS NewsHour compiled office data from 15 key states, speaking with state and national campaign officials, cross-referencing Federal Election Commission spending reports and checking ...

  • In an unconventional race, even the electoral map surprises

    In an unconventional race, even the electoral map surprises

    Aug 18, 2016 11:51 PM EST

    During most election years, the electoral map is fairly predictable, except for ten or twelve swing states. But in this year's highly unorthodox race, Hillary Clinton has taken a substantial lead in five of these battlegrounds and is pursuing states that are typically solid red. Judy Woodruff talks to Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler, Tampa...

  • Trump rethinks campaign strategy, while Clinton tries to grow her lead in Ohio

    Trump rethinks campaign strategy, while Clinton tries to grow her lead in Ohio

    Aug 17, 2016 11:15 PM EST

    Trailing in polls, Donald Trump is rethinking his campaign strategy. In Wisconsin Tuesday night, he asked for the African-American vote and slammed recent violence in Milwaukee. On Wednesday, he overhauled his team, appointing a new campaign CEO and manager. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton spoke in Ohio on tax policy, also saying that despite her opponent's staff...

  • Trump vows tax cuts to 'jumpstart' U.S. in revamped economic plan

    Trump vows tax cuts to 'jumpstart' U.S. in revamped economic plan

    Aug 08, 2016 03:37 PM EST

    Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack Monday on Hillary Clinton's approach to the economy while promising he would provide deep tax cuts and jolt middle class workers back to prosperity.

  • Trump visits Democratic stronghold while trailing in battleground polls

    Trump visits Democratic stronghold while trailing in battleground polls

    Aug 04, 2016 11:41 PM EST

    Donald Trump took his campaign to an unlikely location today: Maine. The historically dark blue state is not a battleground. Of the twelve states that appear to be up for grabs, Trump is polling far behind in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other prominent Republicans vowed to push back...