Aug 15 Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power By Will Weissert, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Texas governor to send troops to Mexico border By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border as Washington grapples with the surge of children and families entering the U.S. illegally. Also, at least… Continue watching
Jul 21 Perry plans to send 1,000 troops to border By Ariel Min Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his plan Monday to immediately deploy about 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley to secure the Texas-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jul 10 Border spat: When optics and substance don’t meet By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: President Obama pushes back on calls to visit border, says he’s “not interested in photo-ops” For administration, optics still matter Yet another ‘Katrina’ moment? Hill Democrats look to overturn Hobby Lobby decision Border problems:… Continue reading
Apr 07 Here’s your guide to every major 2016 presidential contender By Associated Press 2014 is a year of auditioning, positioning, networking and just plain hard work for people who might run for president in 2016. There's plenty to do, and the pace has quickened since The Associated Press last took a broad look… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Could Texas Turn Blue? Democrats and Republicans Both See Lone Star Opportunity Could Texas Turn Blue? Democrats and Republicans Both See Lone Star Opportunity… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Polls Suggest Two-Man Race as South Carolina Voters Prep for Saturday’s Primary A day before the South Carolina primary, a drumbeat of polls suggested a "neck-in-neck" race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Ray Suarez discusses the closing moments of the "single craziest week of the 2012 campaign" with Gwen Ifill, who… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Gingrich to NewsHour: I Have Momentum to Beat ‘Liberal’ Romney GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich sat down with Gwen Ifill Thursday in South Carolina after Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his endorsement of the former speaker of the House. Gingrich discussed his momentum ahead of Saturday's primary, and said his… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch After Dropping out, Perry Alludes to Gingrich’s Personal Troubles in Endorsement Concluding that there was "no viable path forward," Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his campaign for the presidency in an announcement Thursday morning. He immediately endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination. Judy Woodruff has an update… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Watch Rick Perry’s Campaign Concession Speech and Gingrich Endorsement Watch Rick Perry's Campaign Concession Speech and Gingrich Endorsement… Continue watching