Oct 18 Trump on Fox News: I would have kept out 9/11 hijackers By Associated Press Donald Trump says that had he been president, the Sept. 11 hijackers likely would not have gotten into the U.S. in the first place. Continue reading
Oct 17 Climate change, food security key to global stability, Kerry says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The stability of the world is directly linked to climate change and its impact on food security for billions of people, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Kentucky Republicans push Rand Paul to focus on Senate re-election By Adam Beam, Steve Peoples, Associated Press A defiant Rand Paul is brushing off weak fundraising and weaker poll numbers as would-be donors and home state Republicans push him to abandon an uphill presidential bid to focus on his Senate re-election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of the first Democratic presidential debate By News Desk and Associated Press Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is giving no inkling of which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to support, calling the participants in Tuesday's debate "five of my friends."… Continue reading
Oct 04 Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.? By Zachary Green, Andrew Mach View NewsHour's interactive map to compare voter turnout as well as same-day registration laws state to state. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:20 Inside the battle over North Carolina's voter ID laws By PBS News Hour After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a key part of the Voting Rights Act, North Carolina's Republican-led state legislature passed a new voter ID law and reversed many of the voting procedures civil rights leaders spent years trying to… Continue watching
Sep 26 China pledges billions in development aid, debt forgiveness By Associated Press China's president on Saturday pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world's poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek the trillions of dollars needed to help achieve… Continue reading
Sep 26 U.S. aims to cut HIV infections of young women in Africa By Julie Pace, Associated Press The Obama administration is announcing a $300 million program to drastically reduce HIV infections in girls and young woman in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hard hit by the virus. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump argues against gun control, background checks in policy paper By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who once advocated certain gun control measures, says he is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and that gun rights should not be infringed upon. Continue reading
Sep 19 Iran nuclear deal is done, but debate in Congress isn't over By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press It's a done deal, yet opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement won't go quietly. Continue reading