May 07 Conservatives worry about direction of party under Trump By Nancy Benac, Associated Press For a lot of angsty conservatives, there's more to worry about than just Donald Trump. There's the future of the conservative movement to consider. Continue reading
Apr 24 What Muslim-Americans supporting Trump say about their candidate By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Small numbers of Muslims find comfort, not concern, in Trump’s strong stance on immigrants. Continue reading
Apr 12 GOP attempt to change Nebraska’s electoral vote system fails By Grant Schulte, Associated Press Nebraska's Republican lawmakers were thwarted Tuesday in their attempts to reinstate a winner-take-all system for presidential electors, a move that would have increased the GOP nominee's chances of winning all five of the state's votes in November. Continue reading
Apr 12 Trump amassing delegates who might not be loyal to him By Thomas Beaumont and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Donald Trump has missed crucial deadlines in a number of states to lock up delegates who would stay loyal beyond the first ballot. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Shields and Brooks analyze the GOP response to 2106 State of the Union By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years By Nancy Benac and Emily Swanson, Associated Press An Associated Press-GfK poll shows an apparent increase in support among Democrats and Republicans alike over the last year. Continue reading
Dec 11 Protesters disrupt Donald Trump speech at NYC luncheon By Jake Pearson, Associated Press About a dozen protesters disrupted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech at a $1,000-a-plate New York City luncheon Friday, criticizing the billionaire businessman's recent anti-Islam rhetoric. Continue reading
Jul 18 GOP contenders court evangelical vote in Iowa By Associated Press Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters are making their case for conservative social issues at a gathering expected to attract thousands of potential Iowa caucus-goers. Continue reading
May 14 Former New York Governor George Pataki to announce GOP presidential run By Associated Press Former New York Gov. George Pataki says he'll announce May 28 in New Hampshire whether he will seek the Republican nomination for president. Continue reading
Apr 09 What analysis reveals about Sen. Rand Paul’s ideas for a balanced budgets By Calvin Woodward, Philip Elliott, Associated Press Sen. Rand Paul is campaigning for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination as a man who wants to upend the ways of Washington. In one way, though, he's a creature of the nation's capital: He carries on a long tradition of… Continue reading