Mar 09 Trump's rivals left with few chances to stop his momentum By Julie Pace and David Eggert, Associated Press Donald Trump's easy victories in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii left his rivals with shrinking opportunities to slow his momentum in the primaries. Continue reading
Feb 29 Follow NewsHour's Super Tuesday live blog By News Desk Follow NewsHour's Super Tuesday coverage as 12 states and one territory go to the polls: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and American Samoa. Continue reading
Feb 06 New Hampshire teacher notices 'the buzz isn't there' this year By Scott Thompson Scott Thompson teaches social studies at Manchester High School West in New Hampshire and reflects on the current primary season and his students, who like much of the adult electorate, show a mixed interest in politics. Continue reading
Aug 06 Michigan GOP US House incumbent loses primary By Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, considered by some to be an "accidental" congressman, was easily defeated Tuesday in a Michigan district and became the third U.S. House incumbent to lose his seat this year. Continue reading
Aug 06 Kansas GOP Sen. Roberts defeats tea party candidate By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts edged out Milton Wolf in Kansas' primary Tuesday night as mainstream conservatives dealt another blow to the tea party movement. A GOP businessman swamped a first-term Michigan congressman, upending his re-election bid. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch Why winning Georgia is crucial for the GOP's Senate hopes By PBS News Hour In Georgia, voters selected David Perdue as the Republican candidate for the Senate election in November. His Democratic challenger, Michelle Nunn, is a fellow political novice and the daughter of a well-known former senator. Political editor Domenico Montanaro joins Judy… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Shields and Ponnuru on House GOP vs. Obama, missing IRS emails By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including how incumbents held their ground against the tea party in last Tuesday’s primaries, Rep. John Boehner’s threat to sue President… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch After Cantor's upset, incumbents hold their ground in close primary races By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch After Cantor's loss, incumbents brace for primary challenges By Ariel Min Voters in seven states will head to the polls Tuesday for another set of primary elections. Since House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia’s Republican primary two weeks ago, incumbents all over the country are scrambling to secure victories. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Brat topples Cantor in show of grassroots enthusiasm over GOP establishment By PBS News Hour The defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by David Brat shakes the stability of a more fragile GOP establishment. Gwen Ifill is joined by former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks and Ed O'Keefe of The Washington… Continue watching