Jan 04 7 things to watch in the month-long sprint to Iowa's caucuses By Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, Associated Press There are an enormous field of GOP candidates -- still a dozen strong with a month to go before the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. Here are seven things to watch for. Continue reading
Jan 03 Campaign trail heats up as candidates begin sprint to Iowa caucuses By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The race for the White House starts in earnest this week as voters begin to tune in and the candidates try to win them over during a four-week sprint to the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. It's then that… Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump brushes off militant recruiting video that used his words By Associated Press Donald Trump won't be dissuaded from saying what he thinks simply because Islamic extremists use his words to recruit Muslims to their cause. Continue reading
Jan 02 Islamist militant group al Shabab uses Trump clip in recruitment video By Michael D. Regan As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to face criticism for calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States less than a month ago, a group with links to the Islamic militant group al-Shabab has released a recruitment… Continue reading
Dec 29 Quiz: How well do you remember the year in politics? By Lisa Desjardins 2015 has been a topsy-turvy political year on the campaign trail, in Congress and in the world of election-related cell-phone demolition. How well do you remember the politics of the past 12 months? Enter our quiz to help you find… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:33 2015 was a year of campaign surprises By PBS News Hour The 2016 race for the White House has taken some surprising turns, and 2016 hasn’t even started yet. What have we learned about the candidates and their campaigns across the past year? Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of… Continue watching
Dec 28 Trump, Clinton and the Top 10 political stories of 2015 By Rachel Wellford From Donald Trump’s rise to the top of a crowded Republican field to John Boehner’s resignation and the growing influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, 2015 was full of unexpected twists and turns. Continue reading
Dec 28 Speculation starting to swirl over a brokered GOP convention By Nancy Benac, Associated Press It's that point in the presidential election cycle when speculation starts swirling that the primaries won't produce a clear winner and one of the parties' big nominating conventions will dissolve in chaos. Continue reading
Dec 28 Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns By David Crary, Associated Press With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections. Continue reading
Dec 26 Analysis: Trump 'uniquely obsessed' with media portrayal of campaign By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Nobody understands the power of the media on public perception quite like Donald Trump. Continue reading