Mar 20 McConnell: Senate will not consider Obama's SCOTUS nominee By Associated Press The leader of the Republican-controlled Senate is ruling out the idea of considering President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after the November election - as one GOP colleague has suggested. Continue reading
Mar 19 Hundreds rally against Donald Trump in New York City By Elif Koc Hundreds of protesters gathered in Manhattan on Saturday to rally against the potential candidacy of businessman Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. Continue reading
Mar 19 Prosecutor: Paris terror suspect planned to blow himself up at stadium By Michael D. Regan A key suspect captured by Belgian authorities on Friday in Brussels told investigators he planned on blowing himself up in during the attacks on Paris last November before changing his mind. Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old French citizen who was shot… Continue reading
Mar 19 Can Donald Trump win over Utah's Mormon voters? By Associated Press Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to find out whether his brash demeanor will plague him in another Western state with a culture rooted in the Mormon faith that places a high value on manners and amiability. Continue reading
Mar 19 Protesters block highway leading to Trump rally in Phoenix By Associated Press Protesters blocked a main highway leading into the Phoenix suburb Saturday where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was preparing to hold a campaign rally alongside Arizona's revered Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Continue reading
Mar 19 Arizona offers model for how Trump might win the White House By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press As Trump looks toward the general election, Arizona shows how conservative populists can thrive even in states with growing minority populations. Continue reading
Mar 19 Obama's historic trip to open new era of U.S. relations with Cuba By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing the island's communist leaders to change… Continue reading
Mar 19 Garland would move Supreme Court to the left, but how far? By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Merrick Garland's judicial record over nearly two decades indicates he would side more often than not with the Supreme Court's liberal justices on a range of cases splitting the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Susan Rice shares administration's response to Paris terror arrest By PBS News Hour President Obama was briefed on the arrest of the main suspect in November’s Paris terrorist attacks Friday and spoke with French and Belgian leaders by phone. For more on the administration’s response to the arrest and details on the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on blocking Trump, Sanders' chances and Merrick Garland By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including how the mainstream GOP can block a Donald Trump nomination, Bernie Sanders’ chances in the western states… Continue watching