Mar 30 Clinton faces April tests in Wisconsin, New York By Ken Thomas and Bryna Godar, Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Hillary Clinton's campaign aims to effectively end the Democratic primaries against Bernie Sanders by early May. But first she needs to navigate tricky contests in Wisconsin and her home state of New York. Continue reading
Mar 30 Presidential campaign roils Obama's free-trade plans By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree on almost nothing. Except for their dislike of a sweeping agreement that would erase most tariffs and other trade barriers among the United States and 11 other nations. Continue reading
Mar 30 Teen groped and pepper-sprayed outside Trump rally in Wisconsin, police say By Associated Press JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police are looking for a man who pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old girl as opponents and supporters of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump clashed outside a Wisconsin rally. Continue reading
Mar 30 All 3 GOP candidates back off promise to support eventual nominee By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Will they or won't they? Mostly, they won't. Continue reading
Mar 30 Charge against Trump campaign manager eclipses race in Wisconsin By Steve Peoples, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 2016 presidential race may have descended on Wisconsin — but most of the campaign buzz surrounds an incident that happened nearly a month ago in Florida. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:18 A crucial endorsement and a criminal charge as candidates look to Wisconsin By PBS News Hour The presidential candidates turned their attention to Wisconsin, site of the primary season's best big contest. Gov. Scott Walker endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz, who in turn launched another round of criticism against Donald Trump. But recent polling shows that Trump… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 9:36 What the immigration debate means for the White House race By PBS News Hour Immigration reform is one of the biggest issues of this year’s presidential race, and every contender has their own take. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies, Frank Sharry of America’s Voice and Brittney Parker… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 4:23 Without Scalia, Supreme Court splits on union fees case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court split 4-4 on a case on whether unions can collect fees from government employees who choose not to join. The outcome was an unlikely win for unions and a stark example of the impact of Justice Antonin… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 53:56 PBS NewsHour full episode March 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, an endorsement and a criminal charge dominate the campaign trail as attention turns to the Wisconsin primary. Also: Unions make an unlikely win at the Supreme Court, the FBI cracks a locked iPhone, Iraqi Christians take… Continue watching
Mar 29 Brokered vs. contested conventions. Whatever they're called, there have been more than you think. By Daniel Bush Donald Trump’s ongoing standoff with Ted Cruz and John Kasich could lead to the first contested convention in four decades. Or the first brokered convention in either party since 1952. Or would it be an “open” convention? And what’s the… Continue reading