Dec 19 Trump bid mixes business and politics in unorthodox ways By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's use of corporate resources - his own and others - is just one more campaign tool. But it has drawn the attention of federal regulators, as well as campaign-law experts who say some of what he's doing could be… Continue reading
Dec 15 Fact checking the 5th Republican debate By Tami Abdollah and Vivian Salama, Associated Press A look at some of the claims in the latest Republican presidential debate and how they compare with the facts. Continue reading
Dec 15 Live blog: GOP presidential candidates meet for 5th debate By Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- The 2016 Republican presidential candidates are debating for the last time in 2015, this time in Las Vegas, as they race for advantage seven weeks before the first votes are cast in Iowa. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:15 Priority shift to national security puts GOP establishment in the spotlight By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 15 Who was the healthiest president ever? By Daniel Bush Donald Trump is in “astonishingly excellent” shape, according to a doctor’s note his campaign released yesterday. Trump's doctor said the real estate tycoon would be the healthiest president ever, but that claim deserves closer scrutiny. Continue reading
Dec 15 5 things to watch for in tonight's GOP debate By Daniel Bush, Geoffrey Lou Guray The fifth Republican 2016 debate will take place tonight in Las Vegas. A lot has changed since the last time the candidates met in November. Here are five story lines to follow when the top candidates take the stage. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 7:29 What's behind the Ted Cruz surge? By PBS News Hour Recent polls show Sen. Ted Cruz gaining ground in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson is slipping. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Cruz’s surge and what to… Continue watching
Dec 12 Trump and Carson have months to weigh third-party runs By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press State filing deadlines would give the two Republicans until about March to launch independent or third-party campaigns, experts said. That would give a well-financed campaign enough time to gather sufficient signatures on petitions so the candidate could appear on the… Continue reading
Dec 12 No consensus about legality of Trump's idea to ban Muslims from U.S. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press There's no legal or historical precedent for closing U.S. borders to the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, but neither is there any Supreme Court case that clearly prevents a president or Congress from doing so. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 11:51 Shields and Brooks on the GOP's Trump problem, Paul Ryan's speaker leadership By PBS News Hour Continue watching