Jun 19 Trump says ‘it would be helpful’ if Republicans would help him By Jill Colvin and Michelle Rindels, Associated Press Donald Trump railed Saturday against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally around him. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 6:49 Obama grants Clinton an endorsement, while Sanders vows persistence By PBS News Hour President Obama further enhanced Hillary Clinton’s great week by formally endorsing the presumptive Democratic nominee Thursday. The announcement came just hours after the president met with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who refused to drop out of the race but vowed to… Continue watching
May 11 Cruz files paperwork for a 2018 re-election bid By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants another term in the Senate. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:57 Cruz forces still question Donald Trump’s conservative cred By PBS News Hour Donald Trump still faces an uphill battle to bring Republican party leaders around to his side before the general election. Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Ted Cruz’s former delegate operations director Ken Cuccinelli and Corey Stewart, the Trump campaign’s Virginia… Continue watching
May 09 Stunned Trump foes face diminished options at GOP convention By Alan Fram, Associated Press Anti-Trump forces are trying to figure out how to use this July's GOP meetings to keep Trump from reshaping the party and its guiding principles, perhaps with fights over the platform or even his vice presidential pick. Continue reading
May 04 How Trump broke the rules of modern politics, and won anyway By Nancy Benac, Associated Press 12 ways Donald Trump did it his way. Continue reading
May 04 Kasich ends bid for Republican nomination By Julie Pace and Scott Bauer, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich is leaving the Republican presidential contest, giving Donald Trump a clear path to his party's nomination. Continue reading
May 03 4 major takeaways as Cruz drops out, Trump and Sanders win By Daniel Bush Donald Trump’s victory in Indiana knocked Sen. Ted Cruz out of the race and put an official end to the Stop Trump movement. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ win proved his supporters aren’t going away quietly. But after Tuesday’s contest, the focus… Continue reading
May 03 Ted Cruz ends his bid for Republican presidential nomination By Scott Bauer and Steve Peoples, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination. The conservative tea party firebrand who cast himself as the only viable alternative to Trump announced his… Continue reading
May 03 Trump, Clinton all but certain to face off in fall campaign By Julie Pace and Scott Bauer, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Once dismissed as a fringe contender, businessman Donald Trump now is all but certain to lead the Republican Party into the fall presidential campaign against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — a stunning political triumph for a first-time candidate… Continue reading