Sep 18 House votes to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A divided House voted Friday to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds for a year, as Republican leaders tried to keep GOP outrage over abortion from spiraling into an impasse with President Barack Obama that could shut down the government. Continue reading
Sep 18 Gwen's Take: 5 things we warned you about the GOP debate By Gwen Ifill Last week, I advised what to watch for in the second Republican debate, so I felt duty-bound to sit through all three hours of it -- if only to see if I steered you right. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 4:00 At second GOP debate, targeting Trump and trying to break through By PBS News Hour The 2016 Republican presidential candidates gathered for their second debate on Thursday, this time at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The candidates squared off on issues like immigration reform, the Iran nuclear deal, Planned Parenthood funding and each other. Gwen… Continue watching
Sep 17 Quiz: How much do you know about the U.S. Constitution? By Lisa Desjardins Happy Constitution Day everyone! To celebrate this day cherished by lovers of American law, we bring you a short quiz to test your knowledge of the nation's founding and of potential changes on deck for the Constitution today. Continue reading
Sep 17 Fiorina looking to capitalize on another strong debate performance By Bill Barrow, Lisa Lerer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina finds herself in a position to build on a strong debate performance for the second time in six weeks, enjoying rave reviews for demonstrating a command of policy details, while also taking on… Continue reading
Sep 16 GOP debate fact check: Who's right in Trump vs. Bush? By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Viewers of the second Republican presidential debate heard inflated claims about Planned Parenthood abortion practices and a dubious assertion by Donald Trump that he wasn't interested in establishing casinos in Florida when anti-gambling Jeb Bush was running for and serving… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 4:38 Will personality or policy dominate at second GOP debate? By PBS News Hour Eleven Republican presidential hopefuls will take the debate stage during primetime in Simi Valley, California, while four lower-polling candidates will face off in an earlier round. Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Gwen Ifill to provide a preview of what we… Continue watching
Sep 16 5 takeaways from the GOP's undercard presidential debate By Julie Bykowicz, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press George Pataki, Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal sought the kind of performance that former technology executive Carly Fiorina put on at the first GOP debate last month, which helped propel her onto Wednesday night's main stage. Continue reading
Sep 16 Brady says he supports Trump for president By Associated Press New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, hours before the second Republican debate. Continue reading
Sep 16 CBO report: Planned Parenthood cut would limit healthcare access, save $235M By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress' official authority on the budget says a Republican bill halting federal payments to Planned Parenthood for a year could leave about 390,000 people with reduced health care access and save taxpayers about $235 million. Continue reading