Jul 28 Column: After soaring convention speeches, can Clinton connect with ordinary people? By Ron Elving, NPR When President Obama was joined on stage by the woman who wants to succeed him, you could feel the love welling up from the delegates and you could sense the doubt hanging over them — an invisible cloud casting a… Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: A first female president? Notable but not unexpected By Karlyn Bowman and Heather Sims As America’s first African-American president finishes his second term, his historic presidency could be followed by another one -- that of our first female president. There are regular references to Hillary Clinton’s gender on the campaign trail, but has the… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 3:11 The 2016 campaign through a photographer's lens By PBS News Hour The NewsHour marks the end of the presidential primary with a look back at some of the 2016 campaign’s iconic photographs and talks with the talented men and women who captured those images. Among their observations: Hillary Clinton is full… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 4:22 Barack Obama gives Hillary Clinton presidential seal of approval By PBS News Hour On Day 3 of the DNC, President Barack Obama urges the nation to make Hillary Clinton his successor. Vice President Joe Biden and veep pick Tim Kaine also take the stage. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Donald Trump denied Russia hacked into… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 6:52 How Hillary Clinton built her packed political resume By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Hillary Clinton insists she did not consider running for anything until 2000, as her husband's time in the White House was winding down. But in Jan. 2007, two months after winning a second term as U.S. senator from New York,… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 7:48 Castro brothers on how Donald Trump has motivated U.S. Latinos By PBS News Hour Two of the nation’s leading Latino politicians weigh in on the state of the Clinton-Kaine campaign. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Tex., and his twin brother, Julián Castro, who was a potential Hillary Clinton veep pick, predict Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Mexicans… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 7:14 What Hillary Clinton has to do to beat Donald Trump By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report weigh in on how politics in America have changed, as has the rules for both parties. “Hitting the normal Democratic buttons may… Continue watching
Jul 27 For delegates witnessing Hillary Clinton's historic moment, emotions run the gamut By Daniel Bush, Abbey Oldham Not long after Hillary Clinton on Tuesday became the first woman in U.S. history to win a major party’s presidential nomination, dozens of Bernie Sanders supporters walked off the convention floor in opposition to her candidacy, briefly overshadowing the moment. Continue reading
Jul 27 As Joe Biden steps into DNC spotlight, a lingering 'what if' By Jessica Taylor, NPR When Joe Biden takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, there is probably a part of him that still wonders, "What if?"… Continue reading
Jul 26 Bill Clinton declares his wife 'impassioned change-maker' By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Taking on the role of devoted political spouse, former President Bill Clinton declared his wife Hillary Clinton an impassioned "change-maker," serving as character witness for her on the night she triumphantly became the first woman nominated for president. Continue reading