Jul 27 WikiLeaks releases 29 hacked DNC voicemails By Associated Press The anti-Sanders messages are included with mostly run-of-the-mill messages about upcoming Democratic events that WikiLeaks selected for release Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 3:11 The 2016 campaign through a photographer’s lens By PBS News Hour The NewsHour marks the end of the presidential primary with a look back at some of the 2016 campaign’s iconic photographs and talks with the talented men and women who captured those images. Among their observations: Hillary Clinton is full… 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 AP fact check: 2016 Democratic National Convention edition By Associated Press A look at some claims Wednesday and how they compare with the facts, on a day packed with a lengthy news conference by Trump and evening convention speeches by high-powered Democrats, President Barack Obama among them. 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 27 Watch 6:52 How Hillary Clinton built her packed political resume By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Hillary Clinton insists she did not consider running for anything until 2000, as her husband's time in the White House was winding down. But in Jan. 2007, two months after winning a second term as U.S. senator from New York,… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch ‘Full Frontal’ host Samantha Bee stops by the NewsHour By PBS News Hour Samantha Bee, the host of “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” on TBS says it’s been harder for her comedy writing team to mine the Democratic convention for material than it was the Republicans. “What better gift” than the “offensive” Donald… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 7:48 Castro brothers on how Donald Trump has motivated U.S. Latinos By PBS News Hour Two of the nation’s leading Latino politicians weigh in on the state of the Clinton-Kaine campaign. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Tex., and his twin brother, Julián Castro, who was a potential Hillary Clinton veep pick, predict Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Mexicans… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 7:14 What Hillary Clinton has to do to beat Donald Trump By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report weigh in on how politics in America have changed, as has the rules for both parties. “Hitting the normal Democratic buttons may… Continue watching
Jul 27 Trump encourages Russia to hack into Clinton’s deleted emails By Eric Tucker and Jack Gillum, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's extraordinary comments raised the specter of whether he was condoning foreign government hacking of U.S. computers and the public release of information stolen from political adversaries — actions that are at least publicly frowned upon… Continue reading