Dec 26 Analysis: Trump 'uniquely obsessed' with media portrayal of campaign By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Nobody understands the power of the media on public perception quite like Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 12:40 Shields and Gerson on Bernie Sanders' debate influence, gifts for Obama and the GOP By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss takeaways from the most recent Democratic debate, how Donald Trump’s popularity defies traditional political wisdom, plus special holiday gifts for President Obama and the Republicans. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 4:56 Will the highway bill lead to funding problems down the road? By PBS News Hour The scope of the $300 billion highway bill recently passed by Congress will touch roads and bridges in every state and most counties for a half decade. Since 2009, there has been no long-term or stable federal funding to address… Continue watching
Dec 25 On Muslims, Democrats find an unlikely ally: George W Bush By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Taunted by Republicans to declare war on "radical Islamic terrorism," Democrats are turning to an unlikely ally: George W. Bush. President Barack Obama, under pressure to be more aggressive on terrorism, regularly cites his predecessor's refusal to demonize Muslims or… Continue reading
Dec 24 The nation's first Hispanic president? Why no one's talking about that By Daniel Bush Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio both have a legitimate shot at becoming the nation’s first Hispanic presidential nominee. And yet their ethnicity has received far less attention than Barack Obama’s race did when he ran for president eight years… Continue reading
Dec 23 Cruz blasts Washington Post cartoon depicting daughters By Associated Press TULSA, Okla. -- Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz says a Washington Post cartoon depicting his 5- and 7-year-old daughters as monkeys is inappropriate and that children of candidates should be off-limits in campaigns. Continue reading
Dec 22 GOP debates set viewership records By Daniel Bush The Republican field is generating record-breaking debate interest. This year’s GOP match-ups account for the top six most-watched primary debates of all time. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 3:11 Democrats differ on Islamic State fight in third debate By PBS News Hour Democrats walked into the debate Saturday in New Hampshire ready to talk security. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Gov. Martin O'Malley tangled on the fight against the Islamic State and whether the U.S. must… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:26 Why the kerfuffle over DNC voter information matters By PBS News Hour Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton addressed the Sanders’ campaign breach of DNC voter data during the third Democratic debate. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Gwen Ifill to discuss why Martin O’Malley… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 20, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: A critical province in Afghanistan may be on the verge of falling to the Taliban, experts fact-check Saturday's Democratic presidential debate, and how the 2016 campaigns are using vast amounts of data to identify and target… Continue watching