Dec 24 Michelle Obama’s legacy spans from healthy food to girls’ empowerment By Leanne Italie, Associated Press The initiatives of first lady Michelle Obama have served as eight years of teaching moments for many families. Continue reading
Dec 24 As Obama accomplished policy goals, Democrats floundered By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In boasting about his tenure in the White House, President Barack Obama often cites numbers like these: 15 million new jobs, a 4.9 percent unemployment rate and 74 months of consecutive job growth. There’s one number you will… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch News Wrap: Electoral College confirms election of Donald Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Electoral College confirmed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race. Mr. Trump was on track for 304 electoral votes, losing two defectors in Texas. Hillary Clinton lost four in Washington state. Also, state legislators… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:58 How 2016 put pressure on the Electoral College By PBS News Hour On Monday, the 538 members of the Electoral College met in their respective states to cast votes to confirm Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. But this year, the presidential candidate who won the popular vote… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 7:18 Why Russian election meddling is a partisan issue By PBS News Hour The Electoral College sealed the election of Donald Trump, despite protests and more on the day of the vote. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including… Continue watching
Dec 19 Judge orders release of search warrant in Clinton email probe By Associated Press A federal judge ordered the release of the search warrant that FBI agents used to reopen their investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 4:44 In final year-end press conference, Obama ties Putin to cyberattacks By PBS News Hour On Friday, President Obama gave what is expected to be his final presidential press conference, during which he implied that President Vladimir Putin was behind Russian cyberattacks on Democratic Party targets. But he was careful when asked about President-elect Trump’s… Continue watching
Dec 16 6 books that got a Trump bump this year By Hillel Italie, Associated Press NEW YORK — Books by such familiar names as J.K. Rowling, Jeff Kinney and Bill O’Reilly were among the top sellers of 2016. But the most unexpected presidential election in memory also led to some unexpected successes. Donald Trump’s rise… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 9:23 Can Trump ‘build a wall’ between his presidency and his business? By PBS News Hour Dec. 15 was supposed to be the day President-elect Donald Trump held a news conference to discuss how he would resolve the future of his business empire to prevent conflicts of interest. The announcement has been postponed until January. Judy… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 8:49 How prediction market prophets bet on the wrong president By PBS News Hour The election outcome shocked the world. Pollsters, pundits and prediction market traders overwhelmingly predicted a huge Clinton victory. There were, however, some dissenters. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how history and economic factors can shed light on the upset. Continue watching