Oct 18 Column: 2016 is making me rethink how I teach elections By Ryan Werenka Assigning students to watch the presidential debates and discussing candidate's platforms have been fairly commonplace practices for most U.S. government and civics teachers -- until Election 2016. Ryan Werenka teaches AP U.S. government and economics in Michigan and says this… Continue reading
Oct 09 Before debate, Trump appears with women who accused Bill Clinton of rape and harassment By Julie Pace and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Before the presidential debate, Donald Trump appears with Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, three women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape and unwanted advances. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 2:32 The challenges of a town hall debate By PBS News Hour On Sunday night in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet for their second of three televised 90-minute debates. This time, the debate will follow a town meeting format, with voters joining the moderator in asking questions. As NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 26 What to watch for in tonight’s debate By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins There are few real make-or-break moments in presidential elections. Tonight’s opening-round debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could very well become one. But then again, maybe not. Polls show that roughly 90 percent of voters have already made up… Continue reading
Jun 12 Sanders, Clinton set to talk Tuesday By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press Bernie Sanders says he and Hillary Clinton are set to talk Tuesday evening after the final Democratic presidency primary… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Shields and Brooks analyze the PBS NewsHour Democratic debate By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 05 4 takeaways from the 5th Democratic presidential debate By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled again and again during their first one-on-one debate of the 2016 race. Continue reading
Nov 10 Republican candidates oppose the $15 minimum wage By Julie Bykowicz, Julie Pace, Associated Press "If you raise the minimum, you're going to make people more expensive than a machine," Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said. Continue reading
Nov 06 Low polling demotes Christie and Huckabee to undercard debate NEWARK, N.J. — Two candidates who have been part of each of the prime-time Republican debates so far, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee, have been demoted to next week's undercard event because of low national poll numbers, delivering a major… Continue reading