Sep 26 Watch 10:09 What Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump want from the first debate By PBS News Hour As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prepare to take the stage for their first debate, we ask their campaigns about their strategies. Gwen Ifill talks to Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook and Judy Woodruff talks to Trump senior advisor Jack… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 8:38 Predictions for the first debate in an unpredictable election year By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of the The Cook Political Report, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff for some pre-debate analysis. They discuss what each candidate is hoping to accomplish: for Hillary… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Gary Johnson on the rules keeping him off the debate stage By PBS News Hour Former governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling the highest of third-party candidates, although he did not qualify for the upcoming first debate. He speaks with Gwen Ifill about what he sees as unfair election polling, how he… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 3:25 Candidates stress jobs and economy as mad dash to Election Day begins By PBS News Hour Labor Day is a holiday for most Americans, but it’s the start of crunch time for the presidential nominees. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and their surrogates were on the campaign trail to push issues of labor, trade and the economy. Continue watching
Sep 23 2016 presidential, vice presidential debate sites chosen By Jim Salter, Jim Suhr, Associated Press Four universities were chosen Wednesday to host the 2016 presidential and vice presidential debates, including veteran host Washington University in St. Louis and, marking the first such debate in Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 11:48 Shields and Brooks on GOP debate standouts, Schumer’s Iran deal rejection By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the first Republican presidential debate, whether Vice President Joe Biden is considering a 2016 run and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s announcement… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 1:54 Republican candidates share debate prep rituals By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a humorous look at how the Republican candidates are preparing for the first presidential debate. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 4:44 GOP candidates prepare to stand out in crowded debate By PBS News Hour The 17 Republican presidential candidates will square off tonight in two rounds of debate in Cleveland. With so many candidates, not to mention leading candidate and wildcard Donald Trump, curiosity about the debate is high. To discuss what we can… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 2:48 To attack or not to attack Trump? Crowd of GOP candidates faces tricky first debate By PBS News Hour In the history of Republican presidential debates, there have never been 17 candidates competing for voter attention. There has also never been a major presidential debate with Donald Trump. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on the upcoming --… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 7:58 How much does the first GOP presidential debate matter? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Susan Page of USA Today about the upcoming debate among the Republican presidential candidates, new campaign ads for Hillary Clinton and whether Vice President Joe Biden will jump into the race. Continue watching