Aug 17 Watch 3:06 Trump rethinks campaign strategy, while Clinton tries to grow her lead in Ohio By PBS News Hour Trailing in polls, Donald Trump is rethinking his campaign strategy. In Wisconsin Tuesday night, he asked for the African-American vote and slammed recent violence in Milwaukee. On Wednesday, he overhauled his team, appointing a new campaign CEO and manager. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 12:35 Trump's new campaign manager challenges Clinton on policy By PBS News Hour For the second time this summer, Donald Trump has made major changes to senior campaign staff, hiring Stephen Bannon as CEO and promoting Kellyanne Conway to manager. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about what the… Continue watching
Aug 17 To prevent Clinton files from leaking, FBI strictly limits Congress' access By Michael Biesecker and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Congressional aides told The Associated Press Wednesday that the investigative materials demanded by Republicans are being kept in a secure room typically reserved for the nation's most closely guarded secrets. Continue reading
Aug 17 Column: It's time for black people to break the two-party system By Arielle Newton "The Democratic Party is a center-right political operation that relies on the passions of black bodies to maintain its mainstream political dominance." - Activist Arielle Newton… Continue reading
Aug 17 How do the presidential candidates' tax proposals compare? By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In this unconventional campaign season, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have produced two conventional tax plans that mostly track their parties' long-standing views. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 12:33 Comparing Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's different approaches to ISIS By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 16 What Republicans are hoping to find in FBI notes from Clinton interview By Michael Biesecker and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans claim the FBI notes, which are typically kept confidential after an investigation is closed, may show Clinton provided inconsistent answers to questions about her handling of emails containing classified information during testimony last year before the House Benghazi… Continue reading
Aug 16 Column: Don't be fooled. Clinton and Democrats have their own race problem By Leah Wright-Rigueur "Even as Clinton tallies high levels of support from black, Latino and Asian voters, simmering tensions continue to bubble under the political surface and highlight fractures of major concern." - Harvard professor Leah Wright-Rigueur… Continue reading
Aug 16 Hillary Clinton taps ex-Interior chief for transition By Associated Press Hillary Clinton has tapped former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead her White House transition team. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 8:58 Does Trump's presidential effort amount to 'campaign malpractice'? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, a Wall Street Journal editorial urged Donald Trump to change or drop out. The GOP nominee is polling well behind Hillary Clinton in key states and struggling with the millennial vote. Trump delivered a foreign policy speech on… Continue watching