Nov 02 Watch 2:59 Obama and other surrogates fan out to election battlegrounds By PBS News Hour Donald Trump sounded newly confident during a campaign stop in Florida, where he is neck-and-neck in the polls with Hillary Clinton, who also started her day there before heading to Arizona. Meanwhile, their surrogates are crossing the country to campaign… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 4:42 How the push to register Latino voters could change Arizona's political makeup By PBS News Hour Arizona, a traditionally red state, could be in play this election for the first time in decades. Hoping to boost voter turnout, a group called One Arizona focused on helping eligible Latinos register to vote, signing up 150,000 voters this… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:46 What the latest polls mean for the presidency -- and Congress By PBS News Hour With just over two weeks until Election Day, there are some surprising shifts occurring in the electoral map. Judy Woodruff speaks with correspondent Lisa Desjardins and Nathan Gonzales of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report about which voters are deserting… Continue watching
Oct 16 Five more states vote on minimum wage as federal wage stalls By Kristin Wyatt, Associated Press Congress' inaction on the $7.25 hourly minimum wage is again playing out on state ballots, with voters in four states considering an increase and another considering wages for the youngest workers… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 7:40 What Trump and Clinton need to do in early-voting battlegrounds Ohio and Arizona By PBS News Hour Early voting begins in Ohio and Arizona on Wednesday, two states where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are running neck-in-neck. What is the political atmosphere in these contested states and how can each nominee pull ahead? John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
Sep 04 On the road to 270, Arizona is home to best chance for a spoiler By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press If Hillary Clinton carries Arizona in November, there's a good chance it won't be because Democrats on their own have flipped a reliable GOP state they hope to win consistently someday. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 13:09 Interpreting Donald Trump's tough immigration proposals By PBS News Hour Talk of a Mexican border wall and fighting illegal immigration were big applause lines for Donald Trump in his Wednesday night speech in Arizona. Lisa Desjardins recaps his remarks and Gwen Ifill gets perspectives from Kansas Secretary of State Kris… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: McCain, Rubio win their primaries By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio sailed past their primary election opponents ahead of tough general election contests. Also, for the first time in more than 50 years, a U.S. commercial flight landed in… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:33 What people on the border think about building a bigger fence By PBS News Hour Donald Trump’s talk of building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico has been one of the most-repeated tropes of his campaign. Currently, there stands a 652-mile-long wall running across the almost 2,000 mile border. It stretches not just along… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch: Donald Trump vows to remove millions living in U.S. illegally By Jill Colvin, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Hours after traveling to Mexico and meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, Donald Trump is expected to deliver a campaign speech on his immigration platform at a rally in Arizona. Watch the speech live here. Continue reading