PBS News Hour - Politics

Election season is in full swing, and President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are both on the campaign trail. How have shifting demographics and an increasingly diverse voter base altered the electoral landscape since 2016? NPR's Domenico Montanaro joins Judy Woodruff to discuss population changes in competitive states and declining support for Trump among suburban voters. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The U.S. intelligence community has made it clear that when it comes to foreign interference in American elections, 2016 was only the beginning. As November approaches, efforts to persuade voters and sow disinformation and mistrust are growing. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Ben Nimmo of cybersecurity firm Graphika about a Russian operation leveraging American writers and fake personas. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, a day after defending a supporter who allegedly killed two people there. Kenosha erupted in outrage after police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, in the back, reportedly leaving him paralyzed. During Trump's visit, which numerous city officials opposed, he toured burned-out buildings, praised police and denounced local Democrats. Yamiche Alcindor reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The political battle over U.S. peaceful protests against racial injustice -- and select incidents of violence related to those protests -- is intensifying. While the White House continues to blame local Democratic officials in the cities where unrest persists, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said President Trump has "fomented" the violence for years. Yamiche Alcindor reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

This summer has seen mass protests stretch across the United States, some of them yielding vandalism and violence. The presence of armed civilian groups at these demonstrations seems to be on the rise, further raising the stakes in situations already tense. Amna Nawaz talks to Georgetown University's Mary McCord, former Justice Department acting assistant attorney general for national security. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

With Election Day just over two months away, Americans will begin casting ballots in a few weeks. The U.S. intelligence community has already warned of multiple attempts by foreign powers to intervene in the November election. But now comes word of changes in how top U.S. intelligence officials will brief Congress about the threats. Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin join Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the rhetorical battle over peaceful protests and incidents of violence and whether that conversation benefits President Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

PBS NewsHour's senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and what it means for the 2020 race. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On the Republican National Convention's final night, President Trump accepted his party's nomination for a second term -- using the White House as a campaign backdrop. Trump painted the election in stark terms, calling opponent Joe Biden "the destroyer of America's jobs" whose policies would unleash crime and disorder, while touting his own coronavirus response as a success. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In accepting his party's nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump characterized the United States' response to the coronavirus pandemic as a success that saved American lives. But the metrics he referenced create an inaccurate impression. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the U.S. response compares to that of its peer nations. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders