Dec 11 Could Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric influence politics well beyond 2016? By Daniel Bush Despite widespread condemnation from critics at home and abroad, Donald Trump’s polls aren’t suffering. His lead has only increased since he called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, proving that such inflammatory rhetoric resonates with many Republican… Continue reading
Dec 11 Gwen's Take: The dangers of hyperbole By Gwen Ifill At a time when covering a presidential campaign means sorting through your definitions of dishonesty, bigotry and intolerance, being reasonable seems to be a dodge. Continue reading
Dec 11 GOP hopeful Ben Carson threatens to leave Republican Party By Steve Peoples, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Presidential hopeful Ben Carson threatened Friday to leave the Republican Party. Continue reading
Dec 11 Obama's executive actions could open a door for successors By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — While the White House has condemned Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslim immigrants as "disqualifying" and "toxic," President Barack Obama may have only himself to blame if a President Trump ever succeeds in putting his plan,… Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump scraps planned trip to Israel, didn't want to put Netanyahu 'under pressure' By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Republican Donald Trump has scrapped a planned trip to Israel, saying he will reschedule "at a later date after I become President of the U.S."… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 7:00 What Trump's divisive talk means for the GOP By PBS News Hour Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been a font of controversial remarks, most recently on denying Muslims entry into the country. How does Trump’s divisive rhetoric affect the rest of the party? Judy Woodruff speaks to Jonathan Martin of The… Continue watching
Dec 09 UK petition to ban Donald Trump gets more than 300,000 signatures By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins A petition to ban Donald Trump from the UK has gotten over 300,000 signatures. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 11:00 Are politics of fear driving anti-Muslim sentiment? By PBS News Hour The threat of attacks at home can drive divisive and dangerous rhetoric. How do we keep our fear in check? Gwen Ifill explores that question with Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic, Dalia Mogahed of the Institute for Social Policy and… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:18 Politicians grapple with how to fend off terror threats By PBS News Hour In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the question of how to respond to terror is dominating Congress and the presidential race. The House reviewed the visa waiver program, and Democrats called for greater gun control measures. Meanwhile, lawmakers… Continue watching
Dec 08 Trump denies plans to visit majority-Muslim Jordan By Ted Bridis, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Associated Press has learned that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to visit the majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan at the end of December. The disclosure comes one day after Trump's controversial proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims… Continue reading