Apr 21 Trump voices opposition to North Carolina bathroom law By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 7:32 After New York, the path ahead to claim the nominations By PBS News Hour Though front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton picked up big wins in New York, both parties’ contests for the presidential nomination are far from over. For more on where the candidates go from here, Judy Woodruff talks to Susan Page… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 2:24 Sanders, Cruz fight on despite New York losses By PBS News Hour After a landslide victory in New York, Donald Trump adopted a more restrained tone, suggesting that he’s beginning to look toward the general election. But trailing rival Sen. Ted Cruz signaled he isn’t backing down, suggesting a contested RNC convention… Continue watching
Apr 20 Cruz says he can’t win GOP nod before convention, but neither can Trump By Daniel Bush HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- One day after Donald Trump’s resounding victory in New York, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz conceded that he could not win enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination ahead of the party’s convention this summer. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 2:31 Front-runners hope for big gains in pivotal New York contest By PBS News Hour With Tuesday’s pivotal New York primary looming, front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hoped for big delegate gains that could help them reclaim the momentum they’ve lost in a string of recent losses. Meanwhile, their trailing rivals hope a convincing… Continue watching
Apr 19 Trump, Clinton triumph on home turf in New York primaries By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press NEW YORK — Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to resounding victories in Tuesday's New York primary, with Trump bouncing back convincingly from a difficult stretch in his Republican campaign and Clinton pushing tantalizingly close to locking up the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:07 Will the White House race change in a New York minute? By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s primary in New York represents one of the most significant delegate prizes left in the presidential race, and a victory there could shape the electoral landscape. For more on the contest in the Empire State, Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
Apr 19 GOP leader, House Republicans meet on convention rules By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The rules governing this summer's Republican presidential nominating convention will be made by that gathering's delegates, not a small group of GOP leaders, the chairman of the Republican National Committee told House GOP lawmakers on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 19 What to watch for in New York’s primary By Daniel Bush This has been an unusually big week for New York politics. The Empire State is holding its first competitive presidential primaries in decades -- and three of the five remaining candidates have legitimate New York roots. And while the final… Continue reading
Apr 18 Do New Yorkers have unique values? If so, what are they? By Daniel Bush When Texas Senator Ted Cruz criticized “New York values” during a Republican debate in January, the comment was widely interpreted as a slap in the face to millions of liberal New Yorkers. Three months later, residents of the city --… Continue reading