Apr 27 Sanders wins island where ferry shipped emergency ballots By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Bernie Sanders can thank a patient ferry captain for helping to cement his Democratic presidential primary victory in the sleepy resort community of Block Island. Continue reading
Apr 08 How ‘Hamilton’ helps me teach about xenophobia and immigration By Brian Mooney Because of his students’ cultural identities, their responses to Donald Trump and the pro-immigration message of "Hamilton," one teacher decided to create a project that would synthesize these ideas in ways that are culturally responsive while reaching far beyond the… Continue reading
Feb 27 Hillary Clinton wins Democratic primary in South Carolina By Julie Pace, Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina. She won the overwhelming support of black voters on her way to a commanding victory over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Feb 27 Rubio’s tax returns show steady salary, boosted by book deals By Associated Press Marco Rubio released summaries of his last five years of tax filings on Saturday, revealing him to be a candidate with a senator's steady annual income of $176,000 who reaped repeated windfalls from book deals. Continue reading
Feb 27 Sanders supporters may soon have to choose between Clinton and Trump By Daniel Bush With Hillary Clinton poised to win by a wide margin in South Carolina and several other southern states on Tuesday, Sanders backers have started preparing themselves for the possibility of voting for Clinton in the general election in the fall. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:08 Here’s what we learned from the South Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses By PBS News Hour On the heels of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and the Republican primary in South Carolina, the 2016 race for the White House is entering a new, faster-paced phase. NewsHour Political Director Lisa Desjardins joins Alison Stewart from Columbia, South Carolina,… Continue watching
Feb 21 Bush bows out of the race as Cruz, Rubio, Clinton raise millions By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press The Republican and Democratic presidential contenders reported on the financial health of their national campaigns even as they were in the thick of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina primary. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 54:12 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders ready for PBS’s Democratic debate in Milwaukee. Also: How Egypt’s courts enforce the government crackdown, spacetime ripples prove the theory of relativity, puppies conceived by IVF may help save endangered… Continue watching
Jan 14 Fact checking the 6th Republican debate By Robert Burns and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story. Continue reading