Oct 28 U.S. Senate candidate apologizes for mocking rival’s family, military service By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Illinois Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk apologized Friday for mocking his Democratic rival's immigrant background and her claim that her family's military service dates back to the Revolution — comments that drew wide criticism and threatened an already difficult re-election… Continue reading
Oct 28 Campaign plane carrying Mike Pence skids off New York runway By Will Weissert, Associated Press The plane was coming to New York from Fort Dodge, Iowa, where it had made a hard landing but stayed on the runway earlier Thursday afternoon. After a rally in Fort Dodge, Pence's flight to New York was delayed because… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 2:48 What the candidates said when asked about post-election reconciliation By PBS News Hour With 12 days to go until the election, Donald Trump made a push in must-win Ohio. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton appeared in North Carolina with Michelle Obama for their first joint appearance this election season. Separately, both candidates were asked about… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 11:43 Is Trump driving female voters to turn away from the GOP? By PBS News Hour Allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump, the vulgar language of an "Access Hollywood" audio tape and the "nasty woman" interjection at the last debate: It's all taking a toll among female voters who normally vote Republican. Christine Matthews of… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:15 What we know from hacked emails about Clinton Foundation business ties By PBS News Hour As her husband left the White House, Hillary Clinton said job one was to make money. Now documents and messages in the stolen Clinton campaign emails suggest the Clinton Foundation may have been part of that. John Yang offers context… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 8:16 Why rich nations may be their own worst enemy By PBS News Hour Economist Todd Buchholz rails against what America has become: a people who want everything but aren’t willing to pay for it. In “The Price of Prosperity,” he suggests that wealthy nations such as the U.S. inflict harm on themselves, even… Continue watching
Oct 27 Twitter Chat: How political squabbles on social media stressed us out this year By Dan Cooney, Jaclyn Diaz Join us at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, Oct. 28 for online conversation about social media and 2016 presidential election. Follow along on Twitter via the hashtag #NewsHourChats. Continue reading
Oct 27 Putin rejects claims of Russian interference in U.S. election By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed claims that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential election, saying the allegations are designed to distract the public from real issues. Continue reading
Oct 27 Clinton and Obama: First ladies form political odd couple By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Hillary Clinton secured her place in the history as the first woman to win a major-party nomination for president, Democratic politicians around Washington marked the historic moment with barrage of statements, formal endorsements and public cheers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Post-election unity? Clinton and Trump won’t say yet By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a dozen days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are refusing to commit to working with each other after the election, putting in question their abilities to heal the country's wounds after a volatile… Continue reading