Apr 15 Watch 7:08 Is the nominating process rigged? RNC chairman weighs in By PBS News Hour As convention politicking continues to cost Donald Trump delegates, the Republican front-runner has ramped up his criticisms of what he claims is a rigged party system. For more on the GOP’s delegate selection process, Judy Woodruff sits down with Republican… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 11:19 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s delegate complaints and the Democratic debate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether the GOP’s nomination process is rigged, takeaways from Thursday’s contentious Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton’s self-defeating secrecy and Sen. Continue watching
Apr 15 Trump prepared to cede Wyoming delegate contest By Ben Neary, Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Donald Trump's presidential campaign has all but thrown in the towel in Wyoming ahead of Saturday's Republican convention. Continue reading
Apr 15 Former ‘Apprentice’ contestants denounce Trump. He calls them ‘failing wannabes’ By Associated Press NEW YORK — A winner of "The Apprentice" and three other former contestants on Donald Trump's reality show denounced the Republican front-runner's presidential campaign as racist and divisive on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 15 Sanders hoping for a California upset By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If Bernie Sanders can pull off an upset in California, it will be a story that got its start on Hollywood Boulevard. Continue reading
Apr 15 Teachers’ Lounge: Teaching politics in the age of Trump By Justin Christensen Presidential elections give teachers a chance to engage students in lessons about the electoral process, but some of the behavior exhibited during this primary season has posed a challenge for teachers. Continue reading
Apr 15 At the Vatican, Sanders blasts ‘immoral’ wealth inequality By Ken Thomas and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press NEW YORK — The Vatican conference drawing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders away from the campaign for New York delegates is steeped in his lifelong passions of economic and social justice and reflects his admiration for Pope Francis. Continue reading
Apr 14 Fact checking the debate: Clinton vs. Sanders on Wall Street By Christopher S. Rugaber and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Her intent was to mar the voting record of her rival. But Hillary Clinton also cast aspersions on the presidential record of her husband Thursday night in testy exchanges with Bernie Sanders over Wall Street regulation. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 10:01 How the media has shaped the 2016 presidential race By PBS News Hour The 2016 presidential race is rewriting the political rulebook, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of advertising. Judy Woodruff talks to Elizabeth Wilner of Kantar Media and Ken Goldstein of the University of San Francisco to… Continue watching
Apr 14 Entire 2016 field descends on New York City ahead of primary By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press NEW YORK -- New York's matzo factories and diners will take a backseat to the debate stage and talk show circuit as the entire presidential field -- two Democrats and three Republicans -- descends on the nation's largest city. Continue reading