Apr 12 Watch 6:56 What happens if there’s no clear GOP nominee By PBS News Hour In the race for the White House, neither party has a candidate with enough delegates yet to clinch the nomination. Judy Woodruff examines the delegate dance on the Republican side with Benjamin Ginsberg, a partner at Jones Day and an… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 11:33 How Donald Trump turned media spectacle into campaign wins By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, front-runner for the GOP nomination, has been able to turn celebrity and controversy into nearly $2 billion in free media attention this election cycle. What’s driving his appeal and how has the electorate changed? Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 17:48 Mitt Romney’s full speech: ‘Trump is a phony, a fraud’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 01 Clinton looking to solidify lead in Super Tuesday primaries By Ken Thomas and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Clinton enters a series of Super Tuesday contests poised to extend her lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, who risks a major setback for his insurgent campaign with a poor showing in primaries and caucuses across the nation. Continue reading
Feb 13 Testy GOP contenders say Obama should wait on Supreme Court nomination By Michael D. Regan and Will Weissert, Julie Pace, Associated Press During Saturday's Republican presidential debate, candidates said President Barack Obama should allow his successor to select the next Supreme Court nomination following the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:42 In New Hampshire, GOP factions fight for voters and the future By PBS News Hour Unlike Iowa, where 85 percent of Republicans identify as conservatives, about half of all New Hampshire GOP voters consider themselves moderate or liberal, while just 20 percent are far right. This divide means a wild intraparty fight for voters as… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:17 GOP race divides evangelical voters in Iowa By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford On Iowa caucus night, only a fraction of voters typically participate. But among Republicans who attend, half are expected to be evangelical Christians, a group that helped propel Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee to wins in the past. This cycle,… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 10:52 Fight over core principles exposes deep GOP divides By PBS News Hour Is the Republican party revolting against itself? As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and the PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff leads a discussion with David Frum and others on the struggle between establishment and antiestablishment factions in the GOP,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch FULL SPEECH: Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican response to 2016 State of the Union Giving the Republican response to the 2016 State of the Union, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley looked past President Obama's record to offer her vision of "a brighter American future" if a Republican were to hold the White House. Haley… Continue watching
Jan 02 Ted Cruz tries to use abrasive personality to his advantage By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Ted Cruz's reputation as an arrogant, grating, in-your-face ideologue has dogged him throughout the Republican presidential race. But it hasn't stopped the Texas senator's rise. Continue reading