Nov 09 Watch 11:53 Trump and Clinton strike conciliatory tones after starkly divided election By PBS News Hour Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States in a stunning upset overnight. In his victory speech, the president-elect spoke of mending national wounds and coming together. On Wednesday, Clinton said she hoped Trump would be… Continue watching
Nov 09 Ryan says Congress to work closely with Trump By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that Donald Trump's victory has turned politics on its head. He said he expects the new president to work hand-in-hand with the Republican-led Congress. Continue reading
Nov 08 Control of House at stake, GOP battles to limit losses By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans seemed on track to secure two more years of House control in Tuesday's elections but with erosion of their historic majority, leaving hard-line conservatives with added clout to vex party leaders. Continue reading
Nov 01 Paul Ryan votes for Trump, but will not campaign with him By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's voted for Donald Trump, but he's still not going to campaign with him. Continue reading
Oct 26 As Trump falters, more Republicans say they’ll block Clinton By Alan Fram, Associated Press GOP candidates are increasingly seeking voters' support by saying they will check Clinton's agenda. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: National Intelligence director doubts North Korea will relinquish nuclear weapons By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, National Intelligence Director James Clapper voiced doubt that North Korea will ever give up its nuclear weapons. The State Department quickly disputed that notion and insisted the U.S. policy is both unchanged and realistic. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 12 Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party By Steve Peoples, Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The "shackles" gone, Donald Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders Tuesday, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency "the way I want to."… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 2:47 Trump attacks Republicans as Clinton campaigns with Gore By PBS News Hour The Republican party’s civil war raged on as Donald Trump took to his favorite social media platform. Trump tweeted a slew of critical comments about Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. In Pennsylvania, he doubled down on the threat to… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Ryan won’t campaign for Trump; Clinton widens lead in polls By PBS News Hour Speaker of the House Paul Ryan says he will no longer defend or campaign for Donald Trump. The announcement comes three days after The Washington Post released a 2005 video in which Trump uses vulgar language to describe his treatment… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 8:34 The ‘remarkable’ dynamic confronting the GOP By PBS News Hour Sunday night saw the second of the three presidential debates. It came in the aftermath of renewed controversy over Donald Trump’s treatment of women. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith about… Continue watching