Mar 11 Watch 4:14 GOP contenders choose substance over squabbling in latest debate By PBS News Hour Republican candidates past and present were out on the stump today, as Dr. Ben Carson threw his support behind former rival Donald Trump. Carson’s endorsement followed an unusually civil GOP debate Thursday night. Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio doubled down on… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 8:37 Shields and Brooks on the surprisingly tranquil GOP debate By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan joins syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including takeaways from a surprisingly tranquil GOP debate, what’s at stake for trailing candidates in Ohio and Florida, the chances… Continue watching
Mar 11 Inside the Trump winery: come for the pinot, stay for the politics By Daniel Bush CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Trump Winery’s flagship wine, a 2009 blanc de blanc, is bright and dry, and pairs well with mild cheeses. Continue reading
Mar 11 Protesters repeatedly interrupt Trump at rally in St. Louis By Jim Salter and Jill Colvin, Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Protesters repeatedly interrupted Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Friday, with the billionaire promising from the stage that police and security would be "gentle" as they removed them. Continue reading
Mar 11 How Trump addresses violence at his rallies By Allen G. Breed, Associated Press Security experts say the Republican front-runner is playing with fire by not tamping down uncivil behavior and assault. Continue reading
Mar 11 Carson buries ‘the hatchet,’ endorses Trump for president By Associated Press PALM BEACH, Florida — Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he and Donald Trump have "buried the hatchet" after months of political wrangling, and he is endorsing the GOP front-runner's White House bid. Continue reading
Mar 11 Fact checking the 12th Republican debate By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story from Thursday's Republican debate. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 7:02 Are Ohio and Florida the final frontier for trailing candidates? By PBS News Hour Ohio and Florida have constituted critical battlegrounds in recent election cycles -- a trend that promises to continue even in a 2016 election that is breaking all kinds of rules. Hari Sreenivasan joins Michelle Everhart of the Columbus Dispatch and… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 3:59 Cruz receives Lee endorsement — and vehement criticism from Trump By PBS News Hour Sen. Ted Cruz landed his first senatorial endorsement Thursday, as Utah Sen. Mike Lee threw his support behind the trailing presidential contender. The move could potentially cut into frontrunner Donald Trump’s lead. Trump, meanwhile, blasted Cruz as “unelectable” and turned… Continue watching
Mar 10 Group asks Trump to apologize for saying ‘Islam hates us’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that "Islam hates us."… Continue reading