Nov 22 Watch 4:48 Trump strikes different tone, policy positions in sit-down with New York Times By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump met with The New York Times for an on-the-record conversation on Tuesday. During the session, Mr. Trump disavowed the alt-right but defended Stephen Bannon, said he didn’t want to hurt Hillary Clinton and said he might not… Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump disavows alt-right in New York Times interview By Dan Cooney, Kristen Doerer President-elect Donald Trump disavowed the alt-right in an on-the-record interview with the New York Times on Tuesday. He also responded to questions about the possibility of prosecuting Hillary Clinton, his commitment to the First Amendment, his plans for Syria, and… Continue reading
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 13 New York Times responds to Trump’s lawsuit threat By Associated Press A lawyer representing the newspaper said if Trump believes the law protects him from critics, “we welcome an opportunity to have a court set him straight.”… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 12:17 How the candidates’ tax proposals highlight different economic priorities By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both spoke about their intended tax policies this week. On Monday, Trump proposed tax cuts for all, while on Thursday, Clinton pledged to increase taxes on the wealthy and use that money for the middle… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:03 Venezuelans face collapsing economy, starvation and crime By PBS News Hour Plummeting worldwide fuel prices have damaged several economies, but perhaps no country has been hit harder than Venezuela. Once flush with oil money, the nation now faces a collapsing economy, skyrocketing inflation and a wave of looting and crime driven… Continue watching
Mar 21 Elizabeth Warren labels Trump a ‘loser,’ but also a threat By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren labeled Donald Trump a loser, a bully and a threat on Monday, continuing a fierce war of words between the liberal icon and the front-running Republican presidential candidate that has played out on social media… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:14 A chronicle of Afghanistan’s modern-day Romeo and Juliet By PBS News Hour Zakia and Ali are Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet -- with all the heartache that description implies. Separated by religion, ethnicity and their own families, the young couple defied them all by eloping. Rod Nordland of the New York Times chronicles… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:06 How does a professional film critic compete with social media? By PBS News Hour A.O. Scott has been the New York Times’ film critic since 2000, so it’s safe to say he knows his craft. But in a world dominated by social media, where anyone with an Internet connection can become a self-styled critic,… Continue watching
Feb 25 How two New York Times reporters discovered the gruesome fate of a Syrian police officer By Morgan Till New York Times reporters Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad stayed in touch with one of their Syrian sources via text message, until one day he went silent. Continue reading