May 30 AP poll: Voters feel disconnected, helpless in 2016 By Steve Peoples and Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats feel a massive disconnect with their political parties and helpless about the election, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 3:00 What to expect during the California primary By PBS News Hour The 475 pledged delegates at stake in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination in California will be awarded in proportion to the popular vote. But even if Hillary Clinton loses to Bernie Sanders, she is likely to clinch the… Continue watching
May 29 Trump says undocumented immigrants are treated better than veterans By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump told a Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally on Sunday that people in the U.S. illegally often are cared for better than the nation's military veterans. Continue reading
May 29 Libertarian Party picks ex-New Mexico Gov. Johnson for president By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The Libertarian Party has nominated former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate just as it did in 2012. Continue reading
May 29 Judge orders release of documents in Trump University suit By Associated Press A federal judge is ordering the release of Trump University internal documents in a class-action lawsuit against the now-defunct real estate school owned by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 28 In business and politics, Trump stokes internal rivalries By Julie Pace and Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press When Donald Trump acquired a pair of Atlantic City casinos in the mid-1980s, he pitted his managers against each other in a ferocious competition over everything from booking entertainers to attracting high-rolling gamblers. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 12:08 Shields and Brooks on Obama’s historic Hiroshima visit, ‘normalizing’ Trump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 27 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: G-7 leaders rebuke Beijing on South China Sea dispute By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the G-7 summit in Japan ended with world leaders calling for peaceful resolutions to territorial disputes, a clear warning against China’s bid to expand its reach in the South China Sea by building man-made islands. Continue watching
May 27 Trump vows to ‘open up the water’ in drought-stricken California By Jill Colvin and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring that: "There is no drought."… Continue reading
May 27 Clinton misstates key facts in email episode By Lisa Lerer and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Over the months, Hillary Clinton misstated key facts about her use of private email and her own server for her work as secretary of state, the department's inspector general reported this week. Continue reading