Jul 15 Trump says he has picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate By Associated Press Donald Trump says on Twitter that he's picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate. Continue reading
Jul 15 Republican panel leaves anti-Trump move gasping for breath By Alan Fram, Associated Press The struggle by conservatives for an 11th-hour derailment of Donald Trump's drive for the Republican presidential nomination is gasping for breath after a committee at the GOP national convention crushed their push to let delegates back the candidate of their… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 11:46 Countdown to Cleveland — and Trump’s vice presidential pick By PBS News Hour Mike Pence or not Mike Pence? Has the Indiana governor won the Trump veepstakes? He’s considered a safe pick, as opposed to Newt Gingrich or Chris Christie, and is liked by conservatives. Judy Woodruff talks to Gwen Ifill as Cleveland… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 7:30 Hot in Cleveland? The city’s new, cool Public Square By PBS News Hour Just in time for next week’s Republican convention, Cleveland has unveiled a $50 million renovation of its historic, 10-acre Public Square in the city’s downtown. The landscape architect was James Corner, the same man behind New York City’s celebrated High… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 9:57 And the winner of the Donald Trump veepstakes is … By PBS News Hour The Republican veepstakes is drawing to a close and Donald Trump will reveal the winner Friday. The candidate was still meeting Wednesday with potential running mates and found himself hitting back at his newest critic, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 10:29 Bernie Sanders’ long and winding road to backing Hillary Clinton By PBS News Hour The signs heralding Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton read “Stronger Together” — but the ‘together” only came after a bruising campaign and intense party platform wrangling. Gwen Ifill talks with Sanders supporter, former Ohio state… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 6:26 Explaining the ‘scandals, lies and incivility’ of the 2016 election to teens By PBS News Hour Blurb: The 2016 election mudslinging from “crooked” Hillary Clinton and “dangerously incoherent” Donald Trump has even piqued the interest of teens — and made teaching high school civics that much more difficult. So it’s time to get creative, which one… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: two bailiffs shot dead in Michigan courthouse, Trump addresses sniper killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there was another fatal shooting of police, this time in St. Joseph, Mich., where two court bailiffs were shot dead by a gunman who was also later killed. Meanwhile, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 7:48 The latest on the veepstakes, Sanders to endorse Clinton By PBS News Hour Trump-Gingrich? Clinton-Kaine? Clinton-Warren? Trump-Christie? The political soothsayers are looking closely at every appearance Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton make with potential running mates. Also in the news: Bernie Sanders on Tuesday is expected to finally endorse the former secretary of… Continue watching
Jul 11 ‘Make America Native Again’: Native Americans and other minorities satirize Trump’s campaign slogan By Russell Contreras, Associated Press A Navajo artist in New Mexico has created a hat that touts "Make America Native Again." A Mexican-American activist in Brooklyn, New York, is selling a cap with the words "Make America Mexico Again."… Continue reading