Jul 28 Watch 2:20 Collecting the pins, hats and bumper stickers of the 2016 campaign By PBS News Hour People collect everything and the memorabilia of the 2016 GOP and Democratic campaigns is no different. But one of the biggest, most ardent collectors may surprise you. It’s The Smithsonian Museum Of American History and curators have been on hand… Continue watching
Jul 28 AP fact check: Donald Trump and the Iran nuclear deal By Associated Press Donald Trump entertained an Iowa audience Thursday with an animated account of how he would have wrung a better nuclear deal out of Iran if he'd been president when it was negotiated. But there was more fable than fact in… Continue reading
Jul 28 How men and women answered this sexism quiz By Laura Santhanam What we learned from a quiz designed by researchers to study subtle sexism. Continue reading
Jul 28 Hillary Clinton makes history tonight against high stakes By Julie Pace and Robert Furlow, Associated Press Hillary Clinton is locked in a tight general election contest with Republican Donald Trump, an unconventional candidate and political novice. Even as Clinton and her validators argue Trump is unqualified for the Oval Office, they recognize the businessman has a… Continue reading
Jul 28 Which comic books does President Obama collect? Take our politics quiz By Meredith P. Garretson President Barack Obama collects which comic books? Which president was ambidextrous? Test your knowledge about these questions and more in our quiz. Continue reading
Jul 28 Her turn now: Hillary Clinton makes her case for presidency By Julie Pace and Robert Furlow, Associated Press After three days of Democratic stars, including a pair of presidents, asserting she is ready for the White House, Hillary Clinton must make that case for herself on her nominating convention's final night. Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: After soaring convention speeches, can Clinton connect with ordinary people? By Ron Elving, NPR When President Obama was joined on stage by the woman who wants to succeed him, you could feel the love welling up from the delegates and you could sense the doubt hanging over them — an invisible cloud casting a… Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: A first female president? Notable but not unexpected By Karlyn Bowman and Heather Sims As America’s first African-American president finishes his second term, his historic presidency could be followed by another one -- that of our first female president. There are regular references to Hillary Clinton’s gender on the campaign trail, but has the… Continue reading
Jul 28 Column: Will left vs. right become a fight over ethnic politics? By Shadi Hamid Does a more inclusive DNC make others feel left out? Scholar Shadi Hamid sees a stark divide between the two parties, and a need for greater tolerance and understanding. Continue reading
Jul 28 Here’s what happened during Donald Trump’s Ask Me Anything on Reddit By Eugene Mason Reddit users, who ranged between the ages of 15 and 45, submitted more than 24,000 questions. As one might expect, questions included jokes -- “Mr. Trump, Are you tired of winning?” -- as well as those more focused on policy. Continue reading