Mar 05 GOP breaks may stem from party resistance to all things Obama By Michael D. Regan and Donna Cassata, Associated Press Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama - the man, his authority, his policies - gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Cruz wins over GOP voters in Kansas, Maine; Trump takes Louisiana By Associated Press The Texas senator was leading Trump by more than a 2-to-1 margin in partial returns in Kansas. He attributed his strong showing to conservative coalescing behind his candidacy. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Could Hillary Clinton reverse the Louisiana losing streak for Democrats? By PBS News Hour No Democratic presidential candidate has won Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996. If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, she could reverse that losing streak. Elizabeth Crisp of the Baton Rouge Advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the race in… Continue watching
Mar 05 What we learned from 52,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's emails By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's work-related emails from her private account are now public, with more than 52,000 pages detailing her tenure as Secretary of State. Continue reading
Mar 05 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to bring star power to White House By Rob Gillies, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Justin Trudeau, the new, young prime minister of Canada with movie-star looks, will bringing his star power to the White House at a sparkly state dinner on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 05 Before there was Trump, there was brash business tycoon Paul LePage By David Sharp, Jill Colvin, Associated Press With no public polling in Saturday's GOP caucuses in Maine, there are few indicators of how well Trump might fare. But brash business tycoon Paul LePage is campaigning for him in the state. Continue reading
Mar 05 On 'Super Saturday' five states weigh in on 2016 candidates By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Eager to lock up the GOP nomination without a convention fight, Donald Trump battled Saturday to pad his lead in the delegate count as four more states delivered verdicts on the fractious Republican race for president. Democrats in three states… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 12:34 Shields and Brooks on the GOP push to stop Trump By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff joins syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including takeaways from Thursday’s contentious GOP debate, the mainstream Republican revolt against Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ chances to upset… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:55 Corruption allegations stagger troubled Brazil By PBS News Hour As Brazil reels from an economic recession and the Zika virus epidemic, new troubles have emerged regarding one of the nation’s most popular political figures. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010, was detained by… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:04 Rubio, moderators push back on Trump's policy assertions By PBS News Hour Thursday’s debate saw the last vestiges of civility stripped away from the GOP race, with the night’s rhetoric ranging from personal slights to outright vulgarity. Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz attacked Donald Trump for alleged fraud and for… Continue watching