Dec 14 Watch 7:29 What's behind the Ted Cruz surge? By PBS News Hour Recent polls show Sen. Ted Cruz gaining ground in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson is slipping. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Cruz’s surge and what to… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 11:51 Shields and Brooks on the GOP's Trump problem, Paul Ryan's speaker leadership By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Donald Trump's comments escalate GOP rhetoric on Muslims By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Amid fear of terrorism, Republican presidential candidates for months have escalated their rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 06 What did the candidates think of Obama's national security address? By Julie Percha, Rachel Wellford Following President Barack Obama’s address to the nation Sunday, the candidates jockeying to have his job in more than a year reacted to the president’s strategy for defeating ISIS and terror threats at home. Continue reading
Nov 28 Renewed debate on security vs. privacy in U.S. following Paris attacks By Erica Werner, Associated Press The Paris attacks have renewed debate on the U.S. government's post-Sept. 11 domestic surveillance laws, leading to efforts to revive the issue on Capitol Hill and handing Marco Rubio an opening against Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential race. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 3:47 GOP 2016 candidates face critical moment as field tightens By PBS News Hour It's been eight months since the first Republican campaign for the 2016 presidential election kicked off, and the race among the many candidates is starting to come into focus. Political director Lisa Desjardins takes a look at how the field… Continue watching
Nov 27 Presidential contenders differ sharply on climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls climate change the greatest threat to national security. Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton promises to install more than 500 million solar panels across the country. On the Republican side, Jeb Bush would phase… Continue reading
Nov 22 Cruz moderates tone, hoping to boost electability By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Ted Cruz is trying to position himself as an electable conservative alternative to Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Continue reading
Nov 10 Fact checking the Republican debate By Christopher S. Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press The fourth Republican presidential debate was thick on economic policy — and with that came a variety of flubs and funny numbers. Continue reading
Nov 10 5 things to watch for in tonight's GOP debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Organizers are promising to focus on substance when eight Republicans face off on the main stage for the GOP's fourth presidential debate. Continue reading