Dec 04 Green Party taking bid for election recount to federal court By Marc Levy, Associated Press Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is taking her bid for a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election to federal court. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 3:12 Wall Street veterans compose Trump’s economic team By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump announced two more Cabinet picks on Wednesday: Goldman Sachs veteran Steven Mnuchin for treasury secretary and billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary. He also chose a deputy for Ross: Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts. On Twitter,… Continue watching
Nov 28 Trump wins Michigan’s electoral votes, Jill Stein serves notice for recount By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Trump is the first Republican presidential nominee to win Michigan since 1988, but the Green Party is expected to ask for a recount. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 3:02 Trump tries to expand reach while Clinton focuses on strongholds By PBS News Hour With four days until the election, Donald Trump took on the typically blue state of New Hampshire, where he is now even with Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Clinton focused her efforts on historically Democratic strongholds, rekindling her economic message for middle… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 2:54 Candidates storm swing states as headlines on FBI, taxes swirl By PBS News Hour A week before Election Day, the candidates stumped in battleground states: Donald Trump took his campaign to Pennsylvania, while Hillary Clinton appealed to Florida voters. Their last leg of campaigning comes amid a flurry of headlines about a Trump tax… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:22 FBI probe of private email server dogs Clinton in final week By PBS News Hour In the final days of the campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are talking about the same thing: the FBI probe into a new trove of emails possibly related to Clinton’s private server. In Michigan, Trump said the American people… Continue watching
Oct 21 What the super PAC funded by Cards Against Humanity is planning next for Donald Trump By Rhana Natour Photos of a billboard written in Arabic have been making the rounds on social media ever since the sign popped up on a major highway between Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan that pokes fun at Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 15 Senate approves bill for water projects, millions for Flint By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Senate approved a $10 billion water projects bill Thursday that includes emergency funding for Flint, Michigan — nearly a year after officials declared a public health emergency because of lead-contaminated water. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 3:00 Trump tours Flint water crisis; Clinton releases health info By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made his first visit to Flint, Michigan, since the city had discovered lead in its water. But when he began criticizing his opponent, the minister of a local church interrupted to tell him to cut out the politics. Continue watching
Sep 14 Flint pastor interrupts Trump, tells him to ‘not give a political speech’ By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump was cut off, chastised and then heckled after he attacked rival Hillary Clinton during what was supposed to be a speech on helping where the government had failed the people of Flint, Michigan. Continue reading