Nov 07 Ben Carson defends West Point story, calling news media 'unfair' By Associated Press Criticizing the news media as unfair, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is defending his past descriptions of receiving a scholarship offer for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point even though it does not offer scholarships and he never applied… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on Keystone pipeline politics, Ben Carson claims By PBS News Hour President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline after seven years, and the October jobs report offered a brighter labor outlook. Judy Woodruff discusses the week’s news with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, including claims… Continue watching
Nov 06 Ben Carson backs off West Point scholarship claim By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican White House hopeful Ben Carson was not offered a formal scholarship to the United States Military Academy at West Point as he wrote in his autobiography, his campaign said Friday. Continue reading
Nov 06 The politics of resentment: winning 2016 By Gwen Ifill The 2012 election was supposed to be a test of a weakened president and his ambitious and unpopular health care plan. Challengers saw a chance to take down a Democratic incumbent after the excitement of his history-making election had faded. Continue reading
Nov 06 Low polling demotes Christie and Huckabee to undercard debate NEWARK, N.J. — Two candidates who have been part of each of the prime-time Republican debates so far, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee, have been demoted to next week's undercard event because of low national poll numbers, delivering a major… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch What did Bush 41 think of his son's presidency? New bio reveals By PBS News Hour In writing “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” Jon Meacham was given unprecedented access to the Bush family and their personal diaries. Judy Woodruff sits down with Meacham to talk about what he learned about… Continue watching
Nov 05 Who is Carson's new rap ad really meant to appeal to? By Kamaria Roberts Is hip-hop going to help presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson win the election? That will be up to the young black voters who are being targeted in his new radio campaign. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ben Carson stands by statement that Egyptian pyramids built to store grain By Jesse J. Holland, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Thursday stood by his belief that Egypt's great pyramids were built by the Biblical figure Joseph to store grain — not as tombs for pharaohs. Continue reading
Nov 05 Elder Bush criticizes Cheney, Rumsfeld, even his son in new biography By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is publicly criticizing for the first time key members of his son's administration. Continue reading
Nov 05 Speaker Ryan's first formal weekly news conference By News Desk Watch a live stream of House Speaker Paul Ryan's first formal weekly news conference from the Capitol, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EST. Continue reading