May 02 Watch 9:48 How young Michigan voters feel about Biden, Trump and the upcoming election By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 make up roughly 20 percent of eligible voters. A majority of them voted for President Biden in 2020 and are typically a reliable vote for Democrats. In Michigan, NewsHour sat down… Continue watching
May 02 Why U.S. election campaigns feel so long By Kenichi Serino It can feel like U.S. presidential election cycles stretch on forever, but are they actually longer than other countries? You can measure that in a few ways. Continue reading
May 02 ‘What have we done?’ Lawyer testifying in Trump hush money trial describes shock at possible role in helping 2016 victory By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Keith Davidson texted "What have we done?" as he watched the election results. He is a key prosecution witness because he represented a porn actor and Playboy model in deals that resulted in their stories of extramarital sexual encounters with… Continue reading
May 02 Live Updates: Trump’s hush money trial By Associated Press Lawyer Keith Davidson returned to the witness stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial on Thursday following a contempt hearing over whether the former president violated a gag order again. Follow here for updates. Continue reading
May 01 Trump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order By Adriana Gomez Licon, Scott Bauer, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Returning briefly to the campaign trail, Donald Trump has called the judge presiding over his hush money trial "crooked" a day after being held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 8:12 Trump reveals how he would govern if reelected to another term in the White House By Lisa Desjardins We have learned more this week about how former President Trump would govern if reelected. Wednesday in Wisconsin, he again pledged to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. And a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine sparked headlines with some of his… Continue watching
May 01 Poll: Majority of Americans aren’t paying attention to Trump’s hush money trial By Laura Santhanam One in 5 Americans say Trump has done nothing wrong, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Apr 30 Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Colleen Long, Associated Press Through detailed testimony on email exchanges, business transactions and bank accounts, prosecutors are forming the foundation of their argument that Trump is guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the hush money payments. Continue reading
Apr 30 Read the decision finding Trump in contempt for violating gag order with social media posts By Hannah Grabenstein A New York judge has fined Trump $9,000 for social media posts about his hush money trial. Continue reading
Apr 29 Former rivals Trump and DeSantis make peace and discuss fundraising for former president’s campaign By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The meeting, which lasted three hours, was organized to help the men bury the hatchet and discuss potential joint fundraising efforts. Continue reading