Sep 23 Gwen's Take: How to moderate a debate By Gwen Ifill Moderating a debate means spending more time with briefing books than with your children. It means writing, and rewriting, and rephrasing. It means finding a way to be alert enough to notice when your question goes unanswered and nimble enough… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 2:08 Trump offers take on Charlotte protests as retired diplomats slam him as 'entirely unqualified' By PBS News Hour Donald Trump commented on the unrest in Charlotte, saying protests would most hurt African-American residents. He also touted his law-and-order agenda as a benefit to black Americans. Also, 75 retired U.S. diplomats wrote a letter saying Trump is “entirely unqualified… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:10 What President Donald Trump would do on Day 1 By PBS News Hour With the election just six weeks away, we can begin to imagine what the candidates would actually do if they reach the Oval Office. What a Donald Trump presidency would look like from Day 1? Judy Woodruff learns more from… Continue watching
Sep 22 Donald Trump's stop-and-frisk proposal raises questions By Eugene Mason New York City's controversial policing tactic of stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in 2013. Continue reading
Sep 22 Clinton spends $30 million on digital ads to reach millennial voters By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The campaign said it was investing in digital advertising during the final stretch of the campaign because young people increasingly get their news online, rather than through live television. Seeking to reach young voters — including young African-Americans and Latinos… Continue reading
Sep 22 Trump says debate moderators shouldn't fact-check By Associated Press Trump says it's up to the candidates themselves to call out their rivals when they are wrong. Trump spoke Thursday in a telephone interview on "Fox and Friends." He says the candidates should "argue it out."… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 2:55 Candidates weigh in on race and policing after new shootings By PBS News Hour Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton weighed in on news of recent deadly police shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina. John Yang reports on their reactions, plus a look at new fundraising numbers. WARNING: This segment includes language that may be… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 7:14 How Trump's foreign dealings could pose conflicts of interest By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has been engaged in business deals with companies on nearly every continent, but it is often unclear who’s behind these companies and if they are doing business legally. Judy Woodruff speaks with Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald, who says the… Continue watching
Sep 21 AP fact check: Trump's bogus birtherism claim about Clinton By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press There is no evidence that Clinton herself has ever said Obama wasn't born in America. Continue reading
Sep 21 Where do the presidential candidates stand on minimum wage? By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Modest income growth for most Americans, strikes by fast-food workers, and the rapid growth of low-paying jobs at the same time middle-income work shrinks have combined to make the minimum wage a top economic issue for the 2016… Continue reading