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
May 03 Why Trump and Sanders are blasting the same enemy in Indiana (and it's not Clinton) By Tara Jeffries Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders have painted vastly different portraits of what ails the American economy. But ahead of Tuesday's primary in Indiana, the two candidates have converged on a common enemy: Carrier, an air conditioning manufacturer… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 2:49 Front-runners look to shake rival candidates in Indiana By PBS News Hour Campaigning in Indiana, Ted Cruz faced off with backers of Republican front-runner Donald Trump about why he's staying in the race, ahead of the crucial primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders was also in the state, vowing to "fight for every last… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:16 As candidates hustle in Indiana, signs that the general election has begun By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the latest in politics, including whether the Indiana primary will be the last stand for Sen. Ted Cruz, why the “Stop Trump” movement… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Kerry expresses optimism for renewed Syrian truce By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed optimism in Geneva that progress is being made towards restoring the truce in Syria. While the Syrian military extended its own unilateral cease-fire in some urban areas, fighting continued… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode May 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, what the Indiana primary means for candidates trying to wrestle away delegates from the front-runners. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, how global terrorism has changed since Osama Bin Laden’s death, Howard Buffett’s plan… Continue watching