May 04 Republicans burn voter registration cards on social media in protest of Trump By Tara Jeffries Republicans around the country set their voter registration cards on fire Tuesday night after Donald Trump won Indiana and became the party's presumptive nominee. Continue reading
May 04 Kasich ends bid for Republican nomination By Julie Pace and Scott Bauer, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich is leaving the Republican presidential contest, giving Donald Trump a clear path to his party's nomination. Continue reading
May 04 Donald Trump leaning toward politician for No. 2 on ticket By Associated Press Virtually assured of the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump said Wednesday he likely will "go the political route" in choosing a vice presidential running mate. Continue reading
May 03 4 major takeaways as Cruz drops out, Trump and Sanders win By Daniel Bush Donald Trump's victory in Indiana knocked Sen. Ted Cruz out of the race and put an official end to the Stop Trump movement. Sen. Bernie Sanders' win proved his supporters aren't going away quietly. But after Tuesday's contest, the focus… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 54:02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what’s at stake as Indiana voters cast their ballots in a crucial primary. Also: Education Secretary John King on raising standards, inside daily life amid the Syrian civil war, relatives of Western jihadists… Continue watching
May 03 Ted Cruz ends his bid for Republican presidential nomination By Scott Bauer and Steve Peoples, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump's march to the Republican nomination. The conservative tea party firebrand who cast himself as the only viable alternative to Trump announced his… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:27 Hoosier primary results could shape the rest of the White House race By PBS News Hour The Indiana primary marks a crucial test for trailing GOP contender Sen. Ted Cruz, who could see his faltering campaign renewed by a win or obliterated by a loss there. Judy Woodruff talks to Brandon Smith of Indiana Public Broadcasting… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 2:43 Trump and Cruz unleash personal war of words on Indiana primary day By PBS News Hour As voters went to the polls in Indiana, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz took their rivalry to a new level, with Trump citing an unsubstantiated report linking Cruz’s father to John F. Kennedy’s assassin and Cruz branding Trump “utterly… Continue watching
May 03 Trump, Clinton all but certain to face off in fall campaign By Julie Pace and Scott Bauer, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Once dismissed as a fringe contender, businessman Donald Trump now is all but certain to lead the Republican Party into the fall presidential campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — a stunning political triumph for a first-time candidate… Continue reading
May 03 A primary day in the life of an unbound delegate By Daniel Bush It was April 26, the day of Pennsylvania’s primary, and Seth Kaufer’s inbox contained 50 emails from Republican voters in Philadelphia’s fourth ward. Kaufer, a local GOP leader, was on the ballot to become an unpledged delegate at the party’s… Continue reading