Feb 22 Republican candidates make final pitch to Nevada voters By Vivian Salama and Steve Peoples, Associated Press ELKO, Nevada — Republican presidential candidates crisscrossed Nevada on Monday on the final day of campaigning ahead of the state’s GOP caucuses. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were looking to derail Donald Trump’s lead and boost momentum, looking ahead… Continue reading
Feb 22 Kasich: Women ‘left their kitchens’ to back him in his early days By Associated Press John Kasich says he got elected in part by "women who left their kitchens" to campaign for him. Continue reading
Feb 21 Bush bows out of the race as Cruz, Rubio, Clinton raise millions By Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press The Republican and Democratic presidential contenders reported on the financial health of their national campaigns even as they were in the thick of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina primary. Continue reading
Feb 17 GOP candidates face a high-stakes chess match in South Carolina By Julie Pace and Bill Barrow, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Marco Rubio are locked in a high-stakes political chess match in South Carolina, strategically moving money and other campaign resources around in a bid to pull ahead in the Republican primary race… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 14:04 Shields and Brooks on Democratic debate strategy, Trump’s N.H. win By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to the discuss the week’s news, including takeaways from Thursday’s PBS NewsHour Democratic debate, Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire and how the first primary re-scrambled… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:38 How the New Hampshire primary reshuffled the 2016 race By PBS News Hour With the nation’s first primary on the books, what’s next for the 2016 race? Reid Wilson of Morning Consult and Susan Page of USA Today join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Donald Trump’s landslide win in New Hampshire and whether the… Continue watching
Feb 10 Meet John Kasich, the brash young House Budget Chairman By Margaret Warner When the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the “Gingrich Revolution” of 1994, House Speaker Newt Gingrich put a brash young Congressman from Ohio in charge of delivering on a key agenda item -- coming up with… Continue reading
Feb 09 5 things to know about the New Hampshire primary By Daniel Bush MANCHESTER, N.H. -- As voting starts this morning in the first-in-the-nation primary, Donald Trump appears poised to win the Republican contest, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders started the day with a commanding lead over Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. Continue reading
Feb 09 Sanders, Kasich win 1st votes in tiny New Hampshire community By Associated Press DIXVILLE, N.H. — Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 4:22 Candidates offer final pitches before New Hampshire polls open By PBS News Hour With less than 24 hours before polling starts in New Hampshire, presidential candidates made one final push for support around the state. Jeb Bush and Gov. Chris Christie criticized Sen. Marco Rubio for his debate performance and lack of experience,… Continue watching