Oct 18 Watch 7:47 Is the media fair to Donald Trump? By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has been warning his supporters of a coming large-scale voter fraud on Nov. 8, but he has also suggested that the election is already rigged, via the news media. For a closer look at the influence the press… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 9:15 For educators, there's no debate: this is a tough election to teach By PBS News Hour It’s not uncommon to assign students the task of watching the presidential debates. But in this election, the sexualized and rough rhetoric is proving a new challenge for teachers. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Richard House of Gunston Middle School in… Continue watching
Oct 18 Six people back People magazine account of Trump sexual assault By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press People Magazine reported Tuesday that a half-dozen people have come forward to corroborate its writer's account of being sexually assaulted by Donald Trump and its aftermath. Continue reading
Oct 18 Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' about the election By Kathleen Hennessey and Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama called Trump's intensifying, pre-emptive warnings about voter fraud "unprecedented" in modern politics. The rhetoric is not based on any evidence, Obama said, but is simply aimed at discrediting the election before the first votes are counted. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch the final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins Clinton and Trump will enter the final debate of the 2016 cycle on anything but even ground. With roughly three weeks to Election Day, Republican strategists nationwide publicly concede Hillary Clinton has a firm grip on the 270 Electoral College… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:51 News Wrap: Afghanistan reports progress against Taliban forces By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, government forces in Afghanistan are reporting progress against Taliban forces in a key southern city. Also, the city of Aleppo may get a brief respite this week, after Russia announced an eight-hour “humanitarian pause.” But… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 8:34 Could rigged election talk backfire on Trump? Do FBI email notes damage Clinton? By PBS News Hour With Election Day just three weeks away and the final debate on Wednesday, the fight is increasingly heated. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the possible implications of Donald Trump’s… Continue watching
Oct 17 Charities reconsider holding fundraisers at Trump's Mar-a-Lago By Jeff Horwitz, Bernard Condon, Mae Anderson, Associated Press "There's a cloud over Mar-a-Lago," said Lynne Goldberg of Boca Entertainment, Inc., a party planner who has overseen numerous weddings and fundraisers at the venue, including a 2014 gala for the March of Dimes. Continue reading
Oct 17 Clinton ramps up spending in swing states in final campaign stretch By Daniel Bush In the final weeks of the election, Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching a new $6 million advertising blitz in the swing states of Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire. Continue reading
Oct 17 Clinton, Trump condemn Republican Party office firebombing By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Authorities are investigating after a local Republican Party office in North Carolina was vandalized and set on fire in what a state GOP official called an act of "political terrorism."… Continue reading