Mar 24 Watch 8:28 Why economic anxiety is driving working class voters to 'Trumpism' By PBS News Hour Economic anxiety has taken center stage in this year’s election, driving many angry voters to rally behind Donald Trump. According to conservative Charles Murray, this anxiety can be traced back to deep-seated feelings of marginalization among working class families, exacerbated… Continue watching
Mar 24 Cruz calls Trump 'a sniveling coward' By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press DANE, Wis. -- Ted Cruz branded Donald Trump a "sniveling coward" Thursday as the feud between the Republican presidential contenders over their wives took a nastier turn. Continue reading
Mar 24 Are there echoes of George Wallace in Trump's message? By Bill Barrow, Associated Press One presidential candidate pledged to "Stand up for America." Two generations later, another promises to "Make America Great Again." Their common denominator: convincing certain Americans that their version of the United States is under threat. Continue reading
Mar 23 Despite Trump's tight script at AIPAC, Jewish voters still aren't sure By Margaret Warner Before speaking Monday to the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the country, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (or AIPAC), presidential candidate Donald Trump -- who famously says he’s his own best adviser -- sought counsel from Jewish friends and… Continue reading
Mar 23 Ryan slams 'ugliness' in politics amid Trump-driven chaos By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year's political campaigns are discouraging and risk alienating people from government and dimming their hopes for the future, House Speaker Paul Ryan says in a speech aiming to describe "what politics can be."… Continue reading
Mar 23 Jeb Bush endorses Cruz for president By Associated Press Jeb Bush tweeted Wednesday that "Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has shown he can unite the party."… Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump tweets, deletes, reposts threat at Cruz By Associated Press Donald Trump apparently has no regrets about making a threat against rival Ted Cruz. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Trump suggests torture as anti-terror tactic By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, following the morning’s bombings in Brussels, GOP front-runner Donald Trump proposed expanding laws to allow torture to disrupt future attacks. Also, federal prosecutors say an “outside party” showed the FBI how to access the encrypted… Continue watching
Mar 22 The 2016 GOP race in 5 questions By Lisa Desjardins Today marks exactly 365 days since the starting pistol of the 2016 race, when Texas Senator Ted Cruz became the first in either party to announce a presidential candidacy. Since then the field of hopefuls swelled to 22 and shrunk… Continue reading
Mar 22 Clinton and Trump clash in responses to Brussels attacks By Daniel Bush Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's markedly different responses to today’s terrorist attacks in Brussels offer a preview of how the two front-runners would clash over national security and immigration in the general election. Continue reading