Politics Jul 29 Shields and Brooks on which convention was more successful, Clinton’s failure to emotionally connect By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 28 Watch 7:48 In most unusual of campaign years, can Clinton surprise us? She’s been on the scene for 25 years, so how can Hillary Clinton be both status quo and an agent of change? Spelling that out is a major challenge as she works to shore up the Obama base and win… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 28 Watch 7:07 Clinton’s top strategist says she’ll draw sharp contrasts with Trump The mission for Hillary Clinton, says the candidate’s chief strategist Joel Benenson, is to draw sharp and clear differences with Donald Trump. Clinton will spell out two visions — an optimistic one in which Americans are “stronger together” or Trump’s,… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 28 Watch 1:58 Looking back at some DNC Trump trash talk Just as Republicans took aim at Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Democrats in Philadelphia — and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg — lobbed some of their own zingers at Donald Trump over the past week. The NewsHour takes a… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 28 Watch 2:47 It’s Hillary Clinton’s big night as she formally accepts Dem presidential nomination By PBS News Hour
Jul 28 Watch 2:20 Collecting the pins, hats and bumper stickers of the 2016 campaign By PBS News Hour People collect everything and the memorabilia of the 2016 GOP and Democratic campaigns is no different. But one of the biggest, most ardent collectors may surprise you. It’s The Smithsonian Museum Of American History and curators have been on hand… Continue watching
Jul 28 How men and women answered this sexism quiz By Laura Santhanam What we learned from a quiz designed by researchers to study subtle sexism. Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: A first female president? Notable but not unexpected By Karlyn Bowman and Heather Sims As America’s first African-American president finishes his second term, his historic presidency could be followed by another one -- that of our first female president. There are regular references to Hillary Clinton’s gender on the campaign trail, but has the… Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: Will left vs. right become a fight over ethnic politics? By Shadi Hamid Does a more inclusive DNC make others feel left out? Scholar Shadi Hamid sees a stark divide between the two parties, and a need for greater tolerance and understanding. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 3:11 The 2016 campaign through a photographer’s lens By PBS News Hour The NewsHour marks the end of the presidential primary with a look back at some of the 2016 campaign’s iconic photographs and talks with the talented men and women who captured those images. Among their observations: Hillary Clinton is full… Continue watching