Feb 24 Watch 54:05 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates scramble for votes across dozens of states as Super Tuesday looms on the horizon. Also: A look inside today’s divided political landscape, critics question the extent of America’s nuclear arsenal in a post-Cold War… Continue watching
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Feb 24 White House considers Nevada Gov. Sandoval for Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Two people familiar with the process say the White House is considering Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada as one of several potential nominees to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Feb 24 For some turned-off GOP voters, there's a grudging acceptance of Trump By Julie Pace, Associated Press There's a legion of skeptical Republican voters across the United States coming to grips with the prospect that Trump, a candidate whose appeal they simply can't understand, may end of being their party's best chance for retaking the White House. Continue reading
Feb 24 Texas court clears former Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd felony charge By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid. Continue reading
Feb 24 Voters show little interest in Bloomberg presidential bid By Jonathan Lemire and Emily Swanson, Associated Press NEW YORK — By wide margins, Americans of all ideologies say they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House, suggesting that the billionaire media mogul would have significant headwinds should he mount… Continue reading
Feb 24 HealthCare.gov 'passive' on heading off fraud By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president's health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report due out Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Obama urges quick Supreme Court confirmation; GOP says no hearings, no votes By Mary Clare Jalonick and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — No hearing. No vote. Don't even bother knocking on our door. That's the message Senate Republicans delivered to President Barack Obama and his sometime-soon nominee for the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 24 Donald Trump claims third straight victory in Nevada caucuses By Steve Peoples and Nancy Benac, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — With a big win in Nevada, Donald Trump claimed a third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A tight race for second between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz offered little evidence that… Continue reading