• Khizr Khan: As candidate for the highest office, Trump needs tolerance for criticism

    Khizr Khan: As candidate for the highest office, Trump needs tolerance for criticism

    Aug 01, 2016 11:34 PM EST

    ... that Donald Trump would disparage the Khan family." And there were more. Missouri's Roy Blunt, Ohio's Rob Portman, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey, and Wisconsin's Ron Johnson all today separated themselves from Trump. And, notably, a group usually far outside politics, the Veterans of Foreign wars, or VFW ...

  • Republicans stand with fallen soldier's family but still endorse Trump

    Republicans stand with fallen soldier's family but still endorse Trump

    Aug 01, 2016 06:56 PM EST

    ... Humayun Khan, and all the Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, deserve our deepest respect and gratitude." -- Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. "The Khan family, like all Americans who lose loved ones in the defense of our country, deserve our gratitude and honor. Anything else is ...

  • North Carolina voter ID law overturned for 'racially discriminatory intent'

    North Carolina voter ID law overturned for 'racially discriminatory intent'

    Jul 29, 2016 07:58 PM EST

    ... is part of a series of court challenges against voter ID laws seen in recent weeks in the country, following court decisions in Texas and Wisconsin. Since the last election cycle, North Carolina was one of 17 states that had enacted stricter voting laws ahead of the presidential election in ...

  • Is America broken? Conventions offer contrasting views of America

    Is America broken? Conventions offer contrasting views of America

    Jul 29, 2016 06:13 PM EST

    ... crisis for our nation," he told Republicans on the convention's final night. America faces a threat to "our very way of life." Video by PBS NewsHour His words reflected the dystopian theme of the convention: Illegal immigrants were flooding across the border and killing Americans. Anti-police protests were ...

  • How men and women answered this sexism quiz

    How men and women answered this sexism quiz

    Jul 28, 2016 11:18 PM EST

    ... how their stated values conflicted with why they weren’t going to vote for a woman for president. Peter Glick of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and Susan Fiske of Princeton University know a thing or two about subtle sexism. The pair studied it for two decades and developed the ...

  • Obama says he's 'ready to pass the baton' to Clinton

    Obama says he's 'ready to pass the baton' to Clinton

    Jul 05, 2016 05:03 PM EST

    President Barack Obama is expected to stump with Hillary Clinton in their first joint appearance of the 2016 campaign at 3 p.m. EDT today. PBS NewsHour will live stream the event. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication on Tuesday, making ...

  • Instead of fireworks, poet sees American skies lit up by history

    Instead of fireworks, poet sees American skies lit up by history

    Jul 04, 2016 01:00 PM EST

    ... Afghanistan conflicts and this quagmire that it felt like we were entering.” He was also thinking about a young soldier he had seen interviewed on PBS, who described the day he was wounded. “I was struck by the very matter-of-fact way he talked about his horrific injuries.” Brehm ...

  • News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security

    News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security

    Jun 09, 2016 11:17 PM EST

    ... don't like. But we need to know, so that that can help us move forward. JUDY WOODRUFF: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) JUDY WOODRUFF: They were rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Now President Obama has formally announced his support for Hillary ...

  • Sanders does not endorse Clinton but vows to stop Trump

    Sanders does not endorse Clinton but vows to stop Trump

    Jun 09, 2016 03:44 PM EST

    Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke with the media outside of the White House on Thursday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Video by PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state's ...

  • News Wrap: Obama cracks down on predatory payday loans

    News Wrap: Obama cracks down on predatory payday loans

    Jun 02, 2016 11:18 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Obama administration called for strict regulations on short-term, high-interest payday loans used by an estimated 12 million Americans each year. Also, Donald Trump picked up a major endorsement from House Speaker Paul Ryan after Hillary Clinton argued that the real estate mogul’s statements on Muslims and nuclear proliferation should...