Aug 03 Watch 4:45 Nominations bestowed, presidential candidates to receive classified briefings By PBS News Hour Now that they are officially nominated by their respective parties, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and their VP picks are eligible to receive classified intelligence briefings. So how and where do those take place? Gwen Ifill speaks with Chief Foreign Affairs… Continue watching
Jul 31 In battleground Virginia, Kaine may give Democrats an edge By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine's name on the Democratic ticket can realistically nudge this pivotal state closer into Hillary Clinton's column. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:14 Hillary Clinton, with Bill in tow, launches bus tour of Rust Belt By PBS News Hour Democrat Hillary Clinton, with husband Bill at her side, along with veep candidate Tim Kaine and his wife, hit the hustings with a bus tour of the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio, where Donald Trump is proving competitive. The… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 1:58 Looking back at some DNC Trump trash talk By PBS News Hour Just as Republicans took aim at Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Democrats in Philadelphia — and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg — lobbed some of their own zingers at Donald Trump over the past week. The NewsHour takes a… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 31:50 Watch VP nominee Tim Kaine’s full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 27 3 things to watch for in Tim Kaine’s DNC speech By Meredith Lee Few people expect Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to steal the show in his first address as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee on Wednesday night. But the former mayor and governor of Virginia is a formidable speaker in his own… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 4:22 Barack Obama gives Hillary Clinton presidential seal of approval By PBS News Hour On Day 3 of the DNC, President Barack Obama urges the nation to make Hillary Clinton his successor. Vice President Joe Biden and veep pick Tim Kaine also take the stage. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Donald Trump denied Russia hacked into… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 7:45 The one word Democrats hoped to avoid at convention — ‘emails’ — is back By PBS News Hour The Democratic convention opened with a bang and once more the word at the center of a scandal is “emails.” Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 4:01 Tim Kaine joins Clinton on the Democratic ticket By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton introduced her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, on Saturday in Miami, two days before the kickoff for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan from Philadelphia for more analysis on the Kaine… Continue watching
Jul 23 Kaine’s liberal appeal muted by energy ties, abortion concerns By Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Kaine's cautious, left-leaning political profile in a closely contested state is blurred by his ties to energy industry interests and his personal qualms over abortion. Continue reading