Feb 20 Cruz attends Scalia mass, as GOP candidates set focus on South Carolina By Associated Press Ted Cruz has taken time away from campaigning in South Carolina to attend the funeral Mass in Washington for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:24 The sharp-edged politics that make South Carolina unique By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 3:58 Candidates make last pitches as voting in South Carolina and Nevada nears By PBS News Hour With less than 24 hours before Republican polls open in South Carolina, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and Pope Francis rolled back on their rhetoric following tensions over Trump’s immigration policy. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush made last minute… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 3:54 Trump: Pope Francis will wish I’m president when ISIS attacks Vatican By PBS News Hour Pope Francis waded into American presidential politics on his return from a visit to Mexico, saying that "a person who thinks only about building walls…is not Christian." Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wasted no time in transforming the debate over Christian… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 10:08 GOP campaign attacks accelerate ahead of S.C., Nevada battles By PBS News Hour Four days before the South Carolina primary, the GOP contest has become a blur of blistering attacks, especially between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Political director Lisa Desjardins offers an update, and Jon Ralston of Ralston… Continue watching
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 15 George W. Bush jumps back into presidential politics By Julie Pace and Bill Barrow, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state that put him on the path to the White House 16 years ago can do… Continue reading
Feb 13 What didn’t add up? Fact-checking the ninth Republican debate By Michael D. Regan and Bradley Klapper, Sam Hananel, Associated Press The GOP presidential debaters misfired in assertions about Supreme Court nominees, Syria, immigration and more. Continue reading
Feb 13 The latest: Republican presidential candidates battle in South Carolina By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The latest Republican presidential debate is beginning in South Carolina against the backdrop of news that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly Saturday. 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