Aug 16 Watch 6:28 With Gitmo on the path to closure, Obama approves major prisoner release By PBS News Hour On Monday, President Obama approved his largest single release of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, reducing its population by 15 to a total of 61 -- roughly 25% the size when he took office. Closing the facility he called a “recruitment… Continue watching
Aug 16 Column: Don't be fooled. Clinton and Democrats have their own race problem By Leah Wright-Rigueur "Even as Clinton tallies high levels of support from black, Latino and Asian voters, simmering tensions continue to bubble under the political surface and highlight fractures of major concern." - Harvard professor Leah Wright-Rigueur… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 5:19 Despite poll deficits in key states, Trump expresses optimism By PBS News Hour Another bad week for Donald Trump concluded with the GOP nominee down by double digits in key states. He received support from RNC chairman Reince Priebus Friday at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, but top Republicans continued to express concern… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 3:22 Trump attempts to tie Clinton and Obama to rise of ISIS By PBS News Hour In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump has focused on tying Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to the rise of the Islamic State. In Fort Lauderdale last night, the GOP nominee referred to Obama as the “founder” of the terrorist… Continue watching
Aug 11 Here are Obama's top songs of the summer By Associated Press The president dropped a playlist on Twitter. Chance the Rapper, Prince, the Beach Boys and Billie Holiday all made the cut. Continue reading
Aug 11 Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded ISIS By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Donald Trump is now accusing President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. Continue reading
Aug 10 What's happened in the rural school district Obama fought to save By Alan Richard, The Hechinger Report Here’s what changed and what didn’t in a small town that Barack Obama promised to help nine years ago. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 9:46 Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 05 Trump admits he was wrong. There's no Iran cash video By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump is making a rare admission he was wrong — in claiming he saw a video of a U.S. cash payment going to Iran. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 6:34 Investigating the Obama administration's $400 million payment to Iran By PBS News Hour The Wall Street Journal revealed this week that in January, the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to Iran. The money was owed as part of a failed arms deal prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but payment… Continue watching