Mar 05 GOP breaks may stem from party resistance to all things Obama By Michael D. Regan and Donna Cassata, Associated Press Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama - the man, his authority, his policies - gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Before there was Trump, there was brash business tycoon Paul LePage By David Sharp, Jill Colvin, Associated Press With no public polling in Saturday's GOP caucuses in Maine, there are few indicators of how well Trump might fare. But brash business tycoon Paul LePage is campaigning for him in the state. Continue reading
Mar 05 On 'Super Saturday' five states weigh in on 2016 candidates By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Eager to lock up the GOP nomination without a convention fight, Donald Trump battled Saturday to pad his lead in the delegate count as four more states delivered verdicts on the fractious Republican race for president. Democrats in three states… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 12:34 Shields and Brooks on the GOP push to stop Trump By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff joins syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including takeaways from Thursday’s contentious GOP debate, the mainstream Republican revolt against Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ chances to upset… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:04 Rubio, moderators push back on Trump's policy assertions By PBS News Hour Thursday’s debate saw the last vestiges of civility stripped away from the GOP race, with the night’s rhetoric ranging from personal slights to outright vulgarity. Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz attacked Donald Trump for alleged fraud and for… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 1:25 Facing mounting GOP opposition, Trump withdraws from CPAC By PBS News Hour Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has canceled his scheduled appearance at the ongoing Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., following concerted efforts by establishment GOP figures to rally the electorate against him. But even when he’s absent, Trump is still… Continue watching
Mar 04 Swallowing hard, Trump's rivals vow to back him if nominated By Nancy Benac and Steve Peoples, Associated Press DETROIT — The Republican establishment and its last best hopes to defeat Donald Trump spent a long and extraordinary day denouncing the billionaire businessman as dangerous, a "phony" and a "con man" unfit for office. Then, when it was all… Continue reading
Mar 04 Mitt Romney says he will not run for president By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says there are "no circumstances" in which he will join the 2016 race for the White House, even as he calls for an alternative candidate to front-runner Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 04 Fact checking the 11th Republican debate By Calvin Woodward and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press On taxes, trade and drug prices, viewers of the latest Republican debate didn't get a straight story. And Donald Trump spun fiction about 9/11. A look at some of the claims made Thursday night at the 11th Republican debate. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 7:46 GOP schism deepens after Trump's Super Tuesday wins By PBS News Hour The increasingly pronounced fracturing of the Republican party was on full display Thursday, as mainstream leaders rallied against presumptive nominee Donald Trump. Judy Woodruff talks with former Republican Utah governor Michael Leavitt and Stephen Moore of the conservative political group… Continue watching