Mar 28 Analysis: Many rural millennials are alienated from politics By Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Felicia Sullivan for The Conversation Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic institutions based on race,… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 19:27 What America is thinking the day after the election By PBS News Hour For insight into what led to Tuesday night’s election outcome, Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan speak with J.D. Vance, author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of “The Highest Glass Ceiling,” Matt Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union, Stefanie… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 11:53 Trump and Clinton strike conciliatory tones after starkly divided election By PBS News Hour Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States in a stunning upset overnight. In his victory speech, the president-elect spoke of mending national wounds and coming together. On Wednesday, Clinton said she hoped Trump would be… Continue watching
Nov 08 1 dead, 3 injured in Los Angeles-area shooting By Joshua Barajas One person was killed and another three injured Tuesday in a shooting near a polling site outside of Los Angeles. There doesn’t appear to be a connection between the shooting and the polling site, police said. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch After the election, how can America heal its political divide? By PBS News Hour As election results near, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, Republican strategist Stuart Stevens and Andra Gillespie of Emory University join Judy Woodruff and Hari… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Nancy Pelosi offers election night predictions By PBS News Hour As the first polls begin to close, we get predictions from both sides of the aisle. Judy Woodruff speaks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about her Clinton hopes and challenges for Democrats. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 6:47 Clinton and Trump wrap up Election Day by returning to New York By PBS News Hour After more than 500 days of campaigning, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are back where they began their campaigns: New York. Lisa Desjardins recaps the day of voting and John Yang reports from Clinton headquarters at Javits Convention Center and… Continue watching
Nov 08 Here’s how hackers might mess with electronic voting on Election Day By Nsikan Akpan Here's what to watch for on Election Day in case hackers decide to sway the vote. Continue reading
Nov 08 Prepare for the polls with the PBS NewsHour Election Day toolkit By Travis Daub Election Day is finally upon us. We’ve gathered our best resources to help you learn about the candidates, the issues and even about yourself. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 5:31 Battleground map shows how Clinton and Trump could win By PBS News Hour With all the counting going on, exit polls will be used to predict election winners before all of the final votes come in on Tuesday night. To help explain these stats used by many media outlets and to examine the… Continue watching