Feb 23 Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press PAHRUMP, Nev. — Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them. Continue reading
Feb 22 Republican candidates make final pitch to Nevada voters By Vivian Salama and Steve Peoples, Associated Press ELKO, Nevada — Republican presidential candidates crisscrossed Nevada on Monday on the final day of campaigning ahead of the state’s GOP caucuses. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were looking to derail Donald Trump’s lead and boost momentum, looking ahead… 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 Interactive: See when South Carolina GOP primary voters picked which candidate to support By Elif Koc Of the voters who had decided on their choice over a month ago, 56 percent were set on businessman Donald Trump. Continue reading
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 21 Cruz and Rubio locked in fight over ‘anti-Trump’ voters By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Donald Trump's resounding victory in South Carolina had Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz playing tug-of-war Sunday over who's the stronger anti-Trump. Continue reading
Feb 20 Donald Trump wins big at South Carolina GOP primary By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Donald Trump scored his second straight Republican presidential primary win, rolling to victory in South Carolina on Saturday as voters seething about Washington and politicians helped propel the billionaire businessman past GOP establishment candidates. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:24 The sharp-edged politics that make South Carolina unique By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 12:53 Shields and Brooks on Trump v. Pope and Scalia’s Supreme Court successor By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Francis, GOP candidates’ strategies in South Carolina, burgeoning support for Bernie Sanders… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 3:54 Trump: Pope Francis will wish I’m president when ISIS attacks Vatican By PBS News Hour Pope Francis waded into American presidential politics on his return from a visit to Mexico, saying that "a person who thinks only about building walls…is not Christian." Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wasted no time in transforming the debate over Christian… Continue watching