Oct 28 Fact-checking the GOP debate in Boulder By Christopher S. Rugaber and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A look at some of the claims in the Republican presidential debate Wednesday night and how they compare with the facts. Continue reading
Oct 28 Minute-by-minute breakdown of GOP presidential debate in Colorado By Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. -- The Republican presidential candidates are debating for the third time in the 2016 nomination contest, this time in battleground Colorado, as they compete to narrow down the wide-open contest. Continue reading
Oct 28 Early GOP debate takeaways: No breakout undercard performers By Julie Bykowicz and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. -- The four Republican presidential candidates who aren't in the top 10 in an average of national polls took the stage Wednesday ahead of the third prime-time GOP debate of the 2016 campaign. It's the third time South… Continue reading
Oct 28 House passes bipartisan budget plan, debt limit increase By Associated Press The House has passed a bipartisan budget-and-debt deal that prevents an unprecedented government default. Continue reading
Oct 28 Quiz: Where does the U.S. government get most of its money? By Lisa Desjardins Congress votes on a mega-budget deal this week, potentially avoiding another fiscal cliff. This inspired us to take a closer look at the federal cash flow. Test what you know about how the U.S. spends and manages taxpayer money. Continue reading
Oct 28 What's at stake for tonight's GOP debate? By Julie Percha Next, the GOP presidential hopefuls take the stage for their third debateWednesday in Boulder, Colorado, a town that is less-than-favorable to Republicans. Here’s your quick primer on Colorado’s political geography. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:29 How Congressional leaders made a budget crisis breakthrough By PBS News Hour Trying the clear the deck for his replacement, outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner announced a tentative two-year budget deal that would boost defense and domestic programs and lift the debt ceiling through the spring of 2017. Political director… Continue watching
Oct 27 Obama honors U.S. women's soccer team for World Cup victory By News Desk WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honored the U. S. women's soccer team for their victory in the 2015 World Cup. Continue reading
Oct 27 Carson moves ahead in Iowa poll, Trump vows to stay in the race By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Responding to Ben Carson's surge in Iowa, Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll stick with the presidential race, even if he loses the luxury of running from atop the polls. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 8:33 Why is there no GOP establishment frontrunner? By PBS News Hour As Donald Trump ramp ups rhetoric against Ben Carson, Jeb Bush seems to be scaling down his campaign. Meanwhile, the Democratic field is down to three candidates. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara… Continue watching