Apr 27 Watch 7:27 Race shifts toward conventions with Clinton, Trump leading By PBS News Hour Sweeping wins across the Northeast by front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have helped shift the primary race, going into its last leg. Reid Wilson of Morning Consult and Susan Page of USA Today join Judy Woodruff to discuss what… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 2:20 Trump shares worldview as Cruz rolls out running mate By PBS News Hour Donald Trump talked foreign policy in a speech in Washington, a day after sweeping all five Northeast primaries and going after Hillary Clinton for "playing the woman card." Rival Sen. Ted Cruz meanwhile vowed to fight on, with a big… Continue watching
Apr 26 Clinton could lose every remaining contest and still win the nomination By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Sanders is not committing to easing Clinton's path. Senior adviser Tad Devine said that campaign would "wait and see what the numbers are" Tuesday before making any decisions about strategy going forward. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump routs rivals in Northeast; Clinton carries 4 states By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — In a front-runner's rout, Republican Donald Trump roared to victory Tuesday in five contests across the Northeast and confidently declared himself the GOP's "presumptive nominee." Hillary Clinton was dominant in four Democratic races and now is 90 percent… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:43 Can a Cruz-Kasich alliance stop Donald Trump? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest in politics, including whether Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich’s unlikely alliance against Donald Trump will work, the path forward… Continue watching
Apr 25 Voters given wrong ballots in Arizona primary, poll worker says By Ryan Van Velzer, Associated Press PHOENIX — A poll worker who was on duty during Arizona's problematic presidential primary testified Monday that 36 Democratic voters were given incorrect ballots by an electronic machine and 20 other Democrats were listed in the wrong party. Continue reading
Apr 25 Sanders will stay in race until Democratic convention By Susan Haigh and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Bernie Sanders' campaign chief is vowing his candidate will stay in the Democratic race until the summer convention even as Hillary Clinton looks to lock down her commanding position for the party's nomination with a strong performance… Continue reading
Apr 25 Delegate math: How Tuesday could close door on Sanders bid By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton can't win enough delegates on Tuesday to officially knock Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race, but she can erase any lingering honest doubts about whether she'll soon be the Democratic nominee. Continue reading
Apr 23 Officials investigating why 126,000 voters were purged from NY rolls By Michael D. Regan Multiple investigations were launched and a top election official was suspended this week after tens of thousands of registered voters were found to be missing from the rolls during Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on Va. voting rights for felons, toning down the Trump campaign By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s move to reinstate voting rights to former felons, whether Donald Trump has been putting on… Continue watching