Election 2016

Clinton looking to solidify lead in Super Tuesday primaries

By Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press

Hillary Clinton enters a series of Super Tuesday contests poised to extend her lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, who risks a major setback for his insurgent campaign with a poor showing in primaries and caucuses across the nation.

Jeb Bush drops out of the Republican race for president

By Associated Press

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he is ending his bid for the White House.

2016 candidates stress importance of Scalia successor

By Associated Press

Candidates in both parties moved quickly to reframe the election as a referendum on the high court's future.

Watch the full PBS NewsHour Democratic primary debate

By PBS NewsHour

Watch Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff moderate the PBS NewsHour Democratic debate at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 11.

2016 voters will be most diverse ever

By Kenya Downs

Voters in this year’s presidential election will be some of the most diverse ever, according to the Pew Research Center. By Election Day, nearly one-in-three eligible voters will be Hispanic, black, Asian or any other racial and ethnic minority.

Bernie Sanders’ health plan is Medicare on growth hormones

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls his plan for a government-run health care system "Medicare for all." But it's not. With full coverage for long-term care, most dental work included, no deductibles and zero copays, the Sanders plan…

Why Ted Cruz is a pariah among fellow Republican senators

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party's presidential nominee and standard-bearer.

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…

Jeb Bush calls Trump ‘uninformed,’ not a serious leader

By Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says rival Donald Trump is not prepared to be the nation's commander in chief.

New poll shows Trump far ahead among New Hampshire GOP voters

By Bob Kovach

With three months remaining before primary votes are cast, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican race in New Hampshire.