Mar 30 Charge against Trump campaign manager eclipses race in Wisconsin By Steve Peoples, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 2016 presidential race may have descended on Wisconsin — but most of the campaign buzz surrounds an incident that happened nearly a month ago in Florida. Continue reading
Mar 29 Police charge Trump campaign manager with assault By Steve Peoples and Terry Spencer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Florida police have charged Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski with simple assault in connection with an incident earlier in the month involving a reporter. Continue reading
Mar 18 Sanders says he has a 'path toward victory' against Clinton By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he still maintains a “path toward victory” in his Democratic presidential bid against Hillary Clinton, rejecting suggestions that she has all but sewn up the party’s nomination. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 11:18 Another GOP contender bows out; can either party's frontrunner be stopped? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scored big victories in Tuesday’s primaries and hold narrow leads in Missouri, where the races have yet to be called. While Sen. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign after losing Florida, Gov. John Kasich was energized… Continue watching
Mar 16 Ryan 'will not accept' GOP presidential nomination at contested convention By Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokeswoman says he "will not accept a nomination" to be the Republican running for president — even if his predecessor, John Boehner, nominated him. Continue reading
Mar 16 GOP debate in Utah cancelled after Trump, Kasich skip By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he will not participate in the next GOP presidential debate on Monday in Utah because "we've had enough debates."… Continue reading
Mar 16 Math and momentum point to Trump, Clinton nominations By Steve Peoples and Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With math and momentum on his side after more big wins, Republican front-runner Donald Trump called on GOP leaders Wednesday to embrace the public's "tremendous fervor" for his candidacy. If GOP leaders try to deny him the nomination… Continue reading
Mar 15 Trump tops Rubio in Florida, falls to Kasich in Ohio By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Donald Trump won a decisive victory in Florida’s primary Tuesday night, forcing home-state Sen. Marco Rubio to abandon the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The brash billionaire also picked up North Carolina and Illinois, but faltered in Ohio. Continue reading
Mar 15 Clinton defeats Sanders in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Hillary Clinton rolled up primary victories in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina on Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Bernie Sanders' bid to slow her march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 2:34 Can home-field advantage boost Rubio and Kasich? By PBS News Hour Five big states -- Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri -- come to the fore Tuesday night, as the latest round of primary voting promises to either push the frontrunners past their dogged opponents or breathe new life into… Continue watching