Jun 05 Watch 2:57 Election approaching, Turkey’s Erdogan seeks to expand powers By PBS News Hour Turkey heads to parliamentary elections Sunday, and Turkish President Erdogan wants his party to win at least 60 percent of the seats in order to change the constitution and grant executive-style powers to his office. Will millions endorse or stop… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 3:25 What do gains made by France’s far right party mean for the country? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, voting in local elections took place throughout France, and while Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP pulled ahead, the country's far right National Front Party led by Marine Le Pen made major gains by garnering a large number of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Governors associations were top donors in 2014 state-level elections By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA — The Republican Governors Association and its Democratic counterpart were the dominant players in making donations to pay for state-level elections in 2014. The two groups often served as pass-throughs for billionaires, unions and corporations seeking influence in statehouses… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 3:35 Facing snap elections, uncertainty grows in Greece By PBS News Hour Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called snap elections after parliament was unable to agree on a new president. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the far-left Syrzia party and an opponent of austerity, emerged as a leading candidate. But many fear that… Continue watching
Dec 07 Senate’s last Deep South Democrat ousted in runoff election By Melinda Deslatte and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy has denied Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana a fourth term, calling his Senate victory "the exclamation point" on midterm elections that put Republicans in charge on Capitol Hill for President Barack Obama's last two years… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch News Wrap: Obama ordered review of U.S. hostage response By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House confirmed a review is underway of how the U.S. responds to Americans being taken hostage overseas. Some relatives of victims of the Islamic State have urged the government to do more. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 09 GOP’s successful midterm showing shapes 2016 presidential race By Steve Peoples and Ken Thomas, Associated Press The 2016 presidential race was about the new Republican-controlled Congress even before the polls closed Tuesday night. As the GOP rout became clear late on election night, would-be Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton found herself with a ready-made foil in… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch What’s in a name? Political family ties may nudge wins in battleground states By PBS News Hour How much does a having a popular family name matter in politics? At least three dozen members of Congress have had family members who've held office before them. And as numerous incumbents see their political futures in jeopardy, NewsHour's Jeff… Continue watching
Sep 28 Police fire tear gas on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong By Carey Reed, Long Li Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of pro-democracy protesters, who had blocked the main thoroughfare leading to Hong Kong’s financial district and assembled in front of government headquarters this weekend. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Behind Obama’s political calculation of stalling immigration reform By PBS News Hour Continue watching