Nov 10 Watch 8:12 How Trump’s economic proposals offer a vision from the past By PBS News Hour On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure. Do those proposals recall other visions for economic development over history? Economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with… Continue watching
Nov 10 Read President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for his first 100 days By Daniel Bush The plan, called the “Donald J. Trump Contract With The American Voter”, has two parts. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 8:53 How the mainstream media missed Trump’s momentum By PBS News Hour Pollsters, pundits and many journalists seemed confident that Hillary Clinton would clinch the win. Steve Deace of the Steve Deace Show, Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post and Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times join Judy Woodruff and Hari… Continue watching
Nov 09 5 things that explain Trump’s stunning victory By Anthony J. Gaughan, Drake University Here are five factors that at least partially explain what happened. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch What makes the 2016 election unique in history By PBS News Hour Has there ever been an election like 2016? What would the founding fathers think of the candidates? Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan speak with presidential historian Michael Beschloss to get some historical perspective. Continue watching
Nov 08 Hundreds of ‘I Voted’ stickers left at Susan B. Anthony’s grave By Corinne Segal Visitors flocked to Anthony's grave in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of "I Voted" stickers behind in a tribute to the women's suffrage leader. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 9:30 For this Syrian refugee family, starting anew in the U.S. is a solitary struggle By Marcia Biggs When the Darbi family arrived in New Jersey, they brought relief and hope for escaping a war zone in Syria and building new lives. But today the family is struggling financially and finding few means of support. Special correspondent Marcia… Continue watching
Nov 07 5 important state and local races you may have missed By Jaclyn Diaz Here's a look at a few of the most interesting races that have flown under the radar in 2016. Continue reading
Nov 06 Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars By Kamala Kelkar A lesser-known part of the Electoral College's history: its relationship to slavery in the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch PBS NewsHour for complete election coverage By News Desk PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of Election Night 2016 on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 starting at 8pm ET on PBS stations nationwide. Continue reading