Nov 02 Obama defends Clinton, says ‘We don’t operate on leaks’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama staunchly defended Hillary Clinton's use of private email as an "honest mistake," suggesting that voters should discount innuendo-filled revelations that the FBI is looking into more emails. Continue reading
Nov 02 Your 2016 election survival guide By Lisa Desjardins Here's your survival guide to help survive this one last week with a maximum of sanity and a minimum of pain. Continue reading
Nov 02 Get out and vote, small business owners tell employees By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Small business owners who want to make it easy for their staffers to vote are giving them flex time, balloting breaks, or, like Hollywood, opening late. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 10:27 Do politicians get their money’s worth from their consultants? By PBS News Hour Political consultants have obtained an exalted status in contemporary politics. But for their sky-high fees, and in an era when Donald Trump won his party’s nomination without the help of experienced campaigners, what do consultants really offer a candidate? As… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 5:55 Why red states depend on and distrust government the most By PBS News Hour Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild set out to explore what she saw as a paradox in American political life: red states depend the most on the federal government, but also distrust it the most. It’s the topic of her new book,… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 8:18 What we still don’t know about Trump and Clinton, and whether it matters to voters By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 2:54 Candidates storm swing states as headlines on FBI, taxes swirl By PBS News Hour A week before Election Day, the candidates stumped in battleground states: Donald Trump took his campaign to Pennsylvania, while Hillary Clinton appealed to Florida voters. Their last leg of campaigning comes amid a flurry of headlines about a Trump tax… Continue watching
Nov 01 Activists split as Clinton makes push for black millennials By Errin Haines, Associated Press Six months into Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, she met with a group of Black Lives Matter activists in Washington to make her case and seek their support. Continue reading
Nov 01 Have Republicans lost the suburbs? By Daniel Bush The suburbs used to be a Republican stronghold. But now they're trending blue. What does that mean for the GOP in 2016 and beyond?… Continue reading
Nov 01 If Clinton wins, more in GOP say no to full Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Some Republican lawmakers suggest they would be fine with just eight for four years more rather than have Hillary Clinton fill the vacancy. Continue reading