• Trump, Clinton all but certain to face off in fall campaign

    Trump, Clinton all but certain to face off in fall campaign

    May 03, 2016 09:24 PM EDT

    INDIANAPOLIS — Once dismissed as a fringe contender, businessman Donald Trump now is all but certain to lead the Republican Party into the fall presidential campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — a stunning political triumph for a first-time candidate whose appeal to frustrated voters was widely underestimated. Trump's ...

  • What does the Wisconsin primary mean for the road ahead?

    What does the Wisconsin primary mean for the road ahead?

    Apr 06, 2016 11:55 PM EDT

    ... the American Communities Project. I looked at head-to-head data between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. She's winning in those places now by like 32 points. She's doubled the advantage. And we're seeing in -- what we're seeing in these primaries is Trump cannot win in ...

  • Brooks and Corn on Cuba as campaign issue, Jeb Bush on Islamic State blame

    Brooks and Corn on Cuba as campaign issue, Jeb Bush on Islamic State blame

    Aug 14, 2015 11:40 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Do you think she's really more vulnerable? DAVID CORN: Well, I don't think she's vulnerable in the sense that other Democratic nominees can take her out. I think Bernie Sanders can win New Hampshire, but often nominees lose some primaries going on. I find it ...

  • Why Obama has stuck to fundraising and friendly territory ahead of midterms

    Why Obama has stuck to fundraising and friendly territory ahead of midterms

    Oct 30, 2014 01:18 AM EDT

    ... invitation or lack of interest, he's largely avoided states where Democrats are locked in competitive Senate races. Those candidates have opted instead for surrogates like Hillary Clinton and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, Former U.S. Secretary of State: Make sure you get out to vote for ...

  • Obama gets change of scenery, but problems still the same

    Obama gets change of scenery, but problems still the same

    Aug 25, 2014 01:03 PM EDT

    ... percent) whites are reserving judgment on whether the shooting of Brown was justified, but almost six-in-10 (58 percent) blacks said it was not. 2016 talk - Rand, Rick and Ryan: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said bring on a “war hawk” like Hillary Clinton in 2016 on “Meet the ...

  • Obama’s Iraqi quicksand

    Obama’s Iraqi quicksand

    Aug 11, 2014 01:08 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Back to Iraq - a bombing campaign and no political resolution in sight Hillary Clinton more forcefully distances from President Obama A St. Louis shooting with echoes of the Trayvon Martin case 2014 watch: Still waiting on Hawaii, Tennessee results Iraq - no way out? Nearly two months ago, we...

  • Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy

    Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy

    Aug 08, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, how Americans are grading President Obama’s foreign policy performance, plus how men and women are hoping for different outcomes in November’s election and looking...

  • Five lessons from this election season so far

    Five lessons from this election season so far

    Jul 14, 2014 01:33 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: The establishment has had a good season ... Incumbents are tough to beat … Democrats' chances could rest with their Marks … Money can’t buy you tea party love … and ObamaCare fades as a talking point. Immigration latest IRS retreat? Tax-exempt just got a little easier Just past the...

  • Politics sets backdrop for President Obama, Perry meeting

    Politics sets backdrop for President Obama, Perry meeting

    Jul 09, 2014 01:18 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: President Obama, Texas governor to meet about border Where does Mr. Obama’s immigration ask go in Congress? Mississippi Senate fallout gets messy with allegations of criminal corruption and vitriolic name-calling For RNC, Cleveland Rocks, city wants to be ‘Major League.’ A guide to “C-Town” Obama meets Rick Perry: President Barack...

  • Mississippi do-over means neither side’s going down without a fight

    Mississippi do-over means neither side’s going down without a fight

    Jun 05, 2014 01:16 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Heading for a runoff in Miss. Millions more to be spent Cochran backers try to change the narrative Bergdahl debate continues to rage - all about closing Gitmo? Cochran, McDaniel set for runoff: Sen. Thad Cochran and his allies are pushing back against the conventional wisdom that the veteran incumbent...