Oct. 04, 2016 10:38 a.m. EDT
News: WATCH: The 2016 Vice Presidential Debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine
Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence squared off in their first and only vice presidential debate on Tuesday at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.
Oct. 03, 2016 6:10 p.m. EDT
News: VP debate a "proxy" for the top of the ticket
As vice presidential nominees Tim Kaine and Mike Pence prepare to face off in their only debate, we look back at the impact of the 2012 vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. While Biden and Ryan were at the table, Real Clear Politics' Alexis Simendinger said on Washington Week that the real focus of the debate was the top of the ticket.
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Sep. 30, 2016 9:22 p.m. EDT
News: Congress averts shutdown, the two Donald Trumps and the importance of endorsements
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill passed a compromise bill to keep the government funded through December and provide funding for the ongoing Flint water crisis. Plus, New York Times reporter Ashley Parker describes the "Rubik's cube" of Donald Trump personalities voters have seen during the 2016 election. Washington Post reporter Karen Tumulty discusses the importance of endorsements.
Sep. 30, 2016 9:21 p.m. EDT
News: Campaigns build on debate momentum and Congress overrides Obama veto
In the days after Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's first debate, Trump faces continued questions about his treatment of women, including a former Miss Universe who says Trump called her "Miss Piggy." Clinton had prepared for the debate by readying attacks on Trump's vulnerabilities. Trump and Clinton will face off again in nine days, but the two VP candidates will debate next week
Sep. 28, 2016 4:08 p.m. EDT
News: Issues shaping the millennial vote in battleground state Colorado
As polls in Colorado show the gap between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tightening, we look to the students at Colorado College about what it means to vote in a battleground state. They told us about the importance of veterans issues and climate change in the Centennial State, and they voiced skepticism that Colorado will actually be a swing state this year.
Sep. 26, 2016 11:32 a.m. EDT
News: WATCH: The first 2016 presidential debate between Clinton and Trump
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off for the first of three debates on Monday, September 26 at 9pm ET. Who will win the night? Join Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff on the PBS NewsHour for the full debate, plus analysis from Mark Sheilds and David Brooks.
Sep. 23, 2016 9:19 p.m. EDT
News: Independent candidates left off debate stage, RNC launches social voting app, Yahoo hack affects 500 million and Hispanic candidates on the ballot
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson may be hovering around ten percent in national polls, but it is not enough to make the first presidential debate stage on Monday, making it unlikely for him to raise his national profile. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee launched an app this week for users to share their contacts with the party and encourage their friends to vote.
Sep. 23, 2016 9:18 p.m. EDT
News: National security and policing take center stage three days before the first Clinton/Trump debate
The issue of race and policing crashed back into the national dialogue this week and onto the 2016 campaign trail following two shootings of African American men by police in Oklahoma and North Carolina. On Monday, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will square off in their first debate.
Sep. 22, 2016 2:58 p.m. EDT
News: Gary Johnson on the rules keeping him off the debate stage
Former governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling the highest of third-party candidates, although he did not qualify for the upcoming first debate. He speaks with Gwen Ifill about what he sees as unfair election polling, how he would do away with the “added layer of bureaucracy” that is the Department of Homeland Security and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sep. 21, 2016 3:40 p.m. EDT
News: What would you ask Trump or Clinton in a presidential debate?
The first presidential debate is just days away, and the candidate candidates have already started debate prep. We asked voters in swing-states Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado what they would ask Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump if they had the chance to pose a question. What would you ask? Add your voice using the hashtag #16for2016.
