Feb 20 The latest: 2016 presidential election updates from South Carolina, Nevada By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Latest on the 2016 presidential election and two crucial contests Saturday: South Carolina's Republican primary and Nevada's Democratic caucuses. Continue reading
Feb 20 Hillary Clinton wins the Nevada Democratic caucuses By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press Hillary Clinton edged out Bernie Sanders on Saturday in Nevada's caucuses, the third contest during a primary campaign between the Democratic presidential rivals. Continue reading
Feb 20 Clinton trying for the win in toss-up Nevada caucuses By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton worked to pull out a victory in Nevada's caucuses on Saturday, seeking to undercut the headway of rival Bernie Sanders and boost her presidential bid as the campaign broadens to primary contests across the country. Continue reading
Feb 20 What to expect as the South Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses unfold By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press On the Republican side, the presidential hopes of Jeb Bush, Ben Carson and John Kasich may hang in the balance. Continue reading
Feb 20 Poll shows income gap, Wall Street major issues for Democrats By Ken Thomas, Emily Swanson, Associated Press A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that most Democrats consider income inequality a very important issue and half of them think tougher regulations of the financial markets imposed after the 2008 financial crisis did… Continue reading
Feb 20 GOP House primaries to test establishment popularity By Alan Fram, Associated Press Next month, GOP House members in a crescent curving from Texas to Illinois face the first congressional primaries in this incumbent-bashing, anti-establishment season of billionaire Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, the leading Republican presidential contenders. Continue reading
Feb 20 Cruz attends Scalia mass, as GOP candidates set focus on South Carolina By Associated Press Ted Cruz has taken time away from campaigning in South Carolina to attend the funeral Mass in Washington for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:24 The sharp-edged politics that make South Carolina unique By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 54:16 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, with less than 24 hours to go before polls open in South Carolina’s Republican primary, trailing GOP contenders make one last push for support. Also: a look at South Carolina’s sharp-edged political scene, Shields and Brooks… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 3:58 Candidates make last pitches as voting in South Carolina and Nevada nears By PBS News Hour With less than 24 hours before Republican polls open in South Carolina, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and Pope Francis rolled back on their rhetoric following tensions over Trump’s immigration policy. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush made last minute… Continue watching