Jan 30 Watch 5:13 Battle for Iowa: Candidates close in on first voters of 2016 race By PBS News Hour This weekend marks the homestretch before the Iowa caucuses, where potential presidential candidates collectively spent more time campaigning than any other state. NewsHour's Judy Woodruff joins Alison Stewart from Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss. Continue watching
Jan 30 2016 candidates urging Iowans to vote By Ken Thomas, Scott Bauer, Associated Press Iowa offers only a small contingent of the delegates who will determine the nominees, but the game of expectations counts for far more than the electoral math in the state. Continue reading
Jan 30 Facebook bans private gun sales on social networks By Michael D. Regan Facebook is banning private gun sales from being advertised on its social media networks, the company announced late Friday. Continue reading
Jan 30 Financial woes may loom for some GOP candidates By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Money may be growing tight for four Republican presidential hopefuls clustered under Donald Trump and Ted Cruz – just when they’re about to need it the most. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, days before the Iowa caucus, Democratic candidates fight for Iowa women voters. Also: Sen. Ted Cruz plays defense in the latest GOP debate, Brooks and Dionne talk the week in politics, Barbie gets a makeover, prescription… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 12:27 Brooks and Dionne on GOP debate brawls, the importance of Iowa By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including the last Republican debate before Iowa and whether it hurt or helped Donald Trump to sit it out, the… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: U.S. economy slowed at end of 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, new data from the government shows that American consumers spent less, businesses invested less and companies exported less at the end of last year. Overall, growth was about the same as in 2014. Also, the State… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 8:26 Between Clinton and Sanders, a tough fight for Iowa women Three days out from the Iowa caucuses, Democrats are weighing whether to go with the presumed favorite, Hillary Clinton, or to defy expectations by championing Bernie Sanders. For both candidates, women are a crucial demographic. Judy Woodruff reports on how… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 3:32 Cruz plays defense in final debate before Iowa By PBS News Hour With Donald Trump abstaining from last night’s GOP debate, other Republican candidates had a chance to take center stage -- and often found themselves in the line of fire. Gov. Chris Christie trumpeted his opposition to Planned Parenthood, while Sen. Continue watching
Jan 29 Update: 22 Clinton emails deemed 'top secret' by government By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration has confirmed for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification. Continue reading