Oct 19 Watch 8:43 Where the candidates stand on criminal justice and policing By PBS News Hour In our series on the issues shaping this election, we turn to the topic of crime and justice. Donald Trump has promised to curb crime through stronger “law and order” initiatives, while Hillary Clinton has addressed issues of racial bias… Continue watching
Oct 19 Anti-Semitic tweets targeting journalists have spiked during the election By Ryan Connelly Holmes The Anti-Defamation League said the attacks tended to come from Trump supporters, adding that “this does not imply that the Trump campaign supported or endorsed the anti-Semitic tweets."… Continue reading
Oct 19 Hours before final debate in Las Vegas, race remains close in Nevada By Daniel Bush As the candidates prepare for their third and final presidential debate here on Wednesday night, the race remains close in Nevada, a swing state with a growing Hispanic population that voted twice for Barack Obama. Continue reading
Oct 19 Clinton, Trump set for last debate as ugly race nears finish By Julie Pace, Associated Press Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's acrimonious battle for the White House is barreling toward the end. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:32 The economy is improving, yet these voters don’t trust the data By PBS News Hour Unemployment in the U.S. is at 5 percent, a relative low, and 10 million jobs have been created during the Obama administration. But a new survey finds that many Americans are experiencing high levels of economic anxiety, a factor that… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:57 Obama calls out Trump on rigged election claims By PBS News Hour President Obama mocked Donald Trump’s suggestions that the presidential election will be rigged, saying that blaming someone else when things are going badly means one doesn’t have what it takes to do the job. But Trump running mate Mike Pence… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 8:03 Nevada’s split GOP, sluggish job growth drive tight Senate race By PBS News Hour In Nevada, a split in the Republican party is fueling a tight Senate race. Republican Joe Heck’s voter support declined after he withdrew his support for presidential candidate Donald Trump, creating an especially tight battle between Heck and Democrat Catherine… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 7:47 Is the media fair to Donald Trump? By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has been warning his supporters of a coming large-scale voter fraud on Nov. 8, but he has also suggested that the election is already rigged, via the news media. For a closer look at the influence the press… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 9:15 For educators, there’s no debate: this is a tough election to teach By PBS News Hour It’s not uncommon to assign students the task of watching the presidential debates. But in this election, the sexualized and rough rhetoric is proving a new challenge for teachers. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Richard House of Gunston Middle School in… Continue watching
Oct 18 Obama tells Trump to ‘stop whining’ about the election By Kathleen Hennessey and Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama called Trump's intensifying, pre-emptive warnings about voter fraud "unprecedented" in modern politics. The rhetoric is not based on any evidence, Obama said, but is simply aimed at discrediting the election before the first votes are counted. Continue reading