Aug 22 What does Hillary Clinton say to rich donors? By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Clinton has refused to open her fundraisers to journalists, reversing nearly a decade of greater transparency in presidential campaigns and leaving the public guessing at what she's saying to some of her most powerful supporters. Continue reading
Aug 22 President Obama to travel to Baton Rouge after his vacation By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The glow from his vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard may fade sooner than expected, though. Obama gets back on the road Tuesday to comfort residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a city hard-hit in recent weeks by natural… Continue reading
Aug 21 Clinton campaign halfway to $1 billion fundraising goal By Lisa Lerer and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's campaign is halfway to its goal of raising a billion dollars for the 2016 race, according to her finance director. Continue reading
Aug 20 Why a 1995 speech proved formative for Clinton By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women stands out as a moment she began to truly forge an identity as a public figure on the world stage apart from her husband. Continue reading
Aug 20 Outside groups rush to help Clinton, Trump, Senate hopefuls By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press A rundown of findings of the earliest fundraising reports this weekend. Continue reading
Aug 20 Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump has about 80 days to reset and rally a presidential campaign that's done little but stagger since the close of the Republican convention. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 12:21 Shields and Rubin on Trump’s staff shift and Clinton’s ‘self-inflicted’ damage By PBS News Hour This week, the Trump campaign underwent possibly its biggest overhaul yet -- the candidate made major staffing changes and publicly said he regrets some past comments. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is excelling in the polls, but her emails and foundation still… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:13 TV ads, resignation and ‘regret’ spell change for Trump campaign By PBS News Hour On Friday, Paul Manafort became the second head of Donald Trump's campaign to resign. The Republican nominee was in Baton Rouge surveying the damage from devastating flooding this past week. As for Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported she… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 11:06 2016 Hutchins Forum: Race & the Race to the White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 12:44 In an unconventional race, even the electoral map surprises By PBS News Hour During most election years, the electoral map is fairly predictable, except for ten or twelve swing states. But in this year's highly unorthodox race, Hillary Clinton has taken a substantial lead in five of these battlegrounds and is pursuing states… Continue watching