Jan 27 Will red and blue lawmakers clear a path for a heroin abuse bill? By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a testy election year likely to see scant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, there's a glint of hope in Congress for a bipartisan bill aimed at fighting heroin and opioid addiction — a deadly, growing problem that… Continue reading
Jan 27 Once again, Trump dominates the conversation. Is it by design? By Steve Peoples, Associated Press MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Once again, Donald Trump steals the show. The billionaire Republican's decision to tangle with Fox News and skip the final presidential debate before Iowa's kickoff caucuses all but ensures that he -- and he alone -- will… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 3:38 Days left before Iowa, intensity reigns on the trail By PBS News Hour Every day is now an intense fight for votes in the lead up to the nation's first election contest in Iowa. While Democrats engaged on questions of readiness and judgment at a forum in Des Moines, some Republicans tried playing… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 9:32 What past elections can teach us about fear politics By PBS News Hour Fear of terrorism has been a recurring theme of the current presidential race -- from grave callbacks to November’s Paris attacks to promises of bans on Muslim immigrants -- but the tactic is nothing new in American politics. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 26 Immigration is a top concern for New Hampshire voters By Sergio Bustos and Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press BROOKLINE, N.H. — People in New Hampshire live nearly 2,400 miles from El Paso, Texas, one of the busiest crossings on America's Southern border. And it's only home to about 10,000 people living illegally in the U.S. — a far… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 9:13 Can candidates translate Iowa enthusiasm into caucus support? By PBS News Hour A week out from the start of voting in the race for president, Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the candidates’ rush in Iowa and other early… Continue watching
Jan 25 Fact-checking GOP candidate claims on Obama's military spending By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Trashing Obama and arguing that he has failed to spend enough on defense has become a staple for Republican presidential hopefuls. What's lost in the din: Money spent on weapons modernization is on par with the George W. Bush administration. Continue reading
Jan 24 Weeks before Iowa caucuses, Trump goes to church By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin, Associated Press On the second-to-last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump settled into a fifth row pew for a lesson in humility. Continue reading
Jan 24 Will Trump succeed with voters the way he has in the polls? By Associated Press Trump has done and said so many things that would have ended the campaign of just about anyone else. Even he's amazed at his apparent inability to commit a political error. Continue reading
Jan 23 Trump: I could shoot somebody and wouldn't lose any voters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick with him even if he stood in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shot somebody. Continue reading