Aug 25 Watch 10:39 Why the 'alt-right' is coming out of online chat rooms to support Trump By PBS News Hour Donald Trump is appealing to voters who reject mainstream conservative ideals. These members of the so-called "alt-right" have typically taken their frustrations to the internet, rather than to the polls. John Yang interviews the Washington Free Beacon's Matthew Continetti and… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 12:21 Shields and Rubin on Trump's staff shift and Clinton's 'self-inflicted' damage By PBS News Hour This week, the Trump campaign underwent possibly its biggest overhaul yet -- the candidate made major staffing changes and publicly said he regrets some past comments. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is excelling in the polls, but her emails and foundation still… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 12:35 Trump's new campaign manager challenges Clinton on policy By PBS News Hour For the second time this summer, Donald Trump has made major changes to senior campaign staff, hiring Stephen Bannon as CEO and promoting Kellyanne Conway to manager. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about what the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 5:19 Despite poll deficits in key states, Trump expresses optimism By PBS News Hour Another bad week for Donald Trump concluded with the GOP nominee down by double digits in key states. He received support from RNC chairman Reince Priebus Friday at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, but top Republicans continued to express concern… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Jason Rezaian's imprisonment was 'simply unacceptable,' Washington Post staff say By PBS News Hour The Washington Post's executive editor Marty Baron and foreign editor Douglas Jehl join Hari Sreenivasan over the phone to discuss the return of the paper's former Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian. Continue watching
Nov 06 A day in the life of a 161-year old John Philip Sousa By Joshua Barajas Sousa’s 100-year-old compositions include patriotic military marches that will also no doubt crop up in the long grind to the 2016 presidential election. And while they aren’t remembered by name, one man seeks to preserve the American composer’s legacy —… Continue reading
Oct 12 Washington Post's Jason Rezaian convicted as Iran contemplates prisoner exchange By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The Washington Post has said that its correspondent Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for over a year on espionage charges, has been convicted. Continue reading
Dec 16 How serious are Jeb Bush's first steps toward a 2016 presidential campaign? By Ayan Sheikh The PBS NewsHour spoke with Washington Post’s Dan Balz on Jeb Bush’s potential quest for the White House, the first steps politicians take to jump start a presidential campaign and the possibility of another Bush-Clinton bout. Continue reading
Oct 24 Gwen's Take: Remembering Ben Bradlee By Gwen Ifill I am one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of journalists able to say with satisfaction and no small amount of pride: “I worked for Ben Bradlee.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Remembering Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, a 'spiritual leader for good journalism' By PBS News Hour Continue watching