Oct 25 In Iowa, Sanders seeks to distance himself further from Clinton By Ken Thomas, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Bernie Sanders sharpened the contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton on a bevy of liberal causes on Saturday, casting himself as a principled progressive before thousands of Iowa Democrats in an appearance that could set the tone for the leadoff presidential… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 10:55 Shields and Brooks on campaign finance and what we learned in the Democratic debate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including a look at the Democratic debate, campaign fundraising, and troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Oct 16 Clinton leads money hunt in presidential campaign By Jack Gillum and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is dominating the money hunt in the 2016 campaign, collecting more big-dollar contributions than any other candidate in 26 states. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 3:29 Clinton and Sanders dominate policy-deep Democratic debate By PBS News Hour The first Democratic debate between five presidential candidates sharpened into a two-person heavyweight match between between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over capitalism and gun control. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Oct 14 3 things from the Democratic debate you couldn't see on TV By Lisa Desjardins The Democratic debate in Las Vegas exceeded its expectations in hitting on substance. But as pundits trade thoughts on who was strong (Clinton), who was solid (Sanders) and who else was on stage (O'Malley, Webb, Chafee), we want to point… Continue reading
Oct 14 Scorecard: How the Democrats fared in their 1st debate By Ken Thomas and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Here's a look at how the five Democratic presidential candidates performed in Tuesday's debate at the Wynn Las Vegas resort-casino. Continue reading
Oct 13 Fact checking the Democratic debate: Clinton's position on the trade deal, Sanders on the 1 percent By Christopher S. Rugaber and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton offered some revisionist history Tuesday night when insisting she's not a flip-flopper on a trade deal that she heartily promoted as secretary of state but turned against last week as a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Biden won't be on the stage, but will he impact the debate? By PBS News Hour Will Joe Biden join the presidential race? That’s been a lingering question for weeks, especially going into the first Democratic debate. Political director Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff about the man who’s not going to be on the debate… Continue watching
Oct 13 Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of the first Democratic presidential debate By News Desk and Associated Press Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is giving no inkling of which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to support, calling the participants in Tuesday's debate "five of my friends."… Continue reading
Oct 13 4 things to watch for in the first Democratic debate By Lisa Desjardins The first Democratic presidential debate is 9 p.m. EDT tonight on CNN. Here's what to look for from the candidates. Continue reading