Politics Jun 08 The Trump-Clinton matchup begins The 2016 primary season spanned 14 long months and more than 5,000 miles, with rallies from Puerto Rico to California. But last night the two presumptive nominees stood just 40 miles apart: Trump at his golf course in suburban Westchester… By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush
Nation Feb 05 4 takeaways from the 5th Democratic presidential debate Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled again and again during their first one-on-one debate of the 2016 race. By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press
Politics Dec 04 The history of lies on the campaign trail Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump claimed that thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 9/11 terror attacks. Ben Carson said the Egyptian pyramids were built to store grain. In the Democratic debate last month, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stated… By Daniel Bush
Politics Jan 30 Watch 11:56 Shields and Brooks on Koch brothers’ near-billion dollar spending plan, no third run for Romney Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Mitt Romney’s decision not to make a third presidential run, the Koch brothers’ plan to spend $889 million on the… By PBS NewsHour
Jan 28 Governors associations were top donors in 2014 state-level elections By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA — The Republican Governors Association and its Democratic counterpart were the dominant players in making donations to pay for state-level elections in 2014. The two groups often served as pass-throughs for billionaires, unions and corporations seeking influence in statehouses… Continue reading
Jul 25 Warner, Gillespie meet Saturday for first Virginia Senate debate By Terence Burlij Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie will meet Saturday for their first debate, an encounter that could shed light on the GOP’s prospects of putting the seat in play this November. The 90-minute session, moderated by PBS NewsHour… Continue reading
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Nov 20 Watch Covering JFK: Conspiracy or not? In 1976, the House of Representatives created the Select Committee on Assassinations to further investigate Kennedy’s shooting. In 1979, it reported the assassination was likely the result of a conspiracy. But after years of news coverage and investigations, NewsHour co-founders… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Covering JFK: How presidential security has changed Covering JFK: How presidential security has changed since 1963… Continue watching