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 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 21 Watch 3:11 Democrats differ on Islamic State fight in third debate By PBS News Hour Democrats walked into the debate Saturday in New Hampshire ready to talk security. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Gov. Martin O'Malley tangled on the fight against the Islamic State and whether the U.S. must… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:26 Why the kerfuffle over DNC voter information matters By PBS News Hour Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton addressed the Sanders’ campaign breach of DNC voter data during the third Democratic debate. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Gwen Ifill to discuss why Martin O’Malley… Continue watching
Dec 20 Democratic debate analysis: Did Sanders regain momentum? By Michael D. Regan and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Clinton's brush-off of the data breach controversy underscores her confidence in a race in which Sanders is struggling to regain momentum as the focus shifts away from an economic message to one of national security. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:50 How accurate were candidates' statements at the third Democratic debate? By PBS News Hour The three major contenders for the Democratic Party's 2016 presidential nomination shared the stage on Saturday night for the final time this year. Politifact's Jon Greenberg joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to fact-check what they said. Continue watching
Dec 20 Sanders software breach spotlights campaign reliance on voter data By Zachary Green Political campaigns have always had a vested interest in gathering as much information about voters as possible. The data breach between the Clinton and Sanders teams proves just how valuable that information is. Continue reading
Dec 20 Sanders campaign suspends two more staffers over data breach By Associated Press Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has suspended two more staffers after it was accused of exploiting a breach in a voter database to access files kept by Hillary Clinton's campaign. Continue reading