Apr 08 Watch 12:39 Brooks and Marcus on Democrats’ clash over qualifications, GOP nominee questions By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including escalating hostilities between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton’s Black Lives Matter confrontation, questions about whether… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 2:46 Clinton-Sanders campaign combat cools off By PBS News Hour As Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton reached a kind of verbal truce over who's qualified to be president, the front-runner's camp also dealt with a confrontation that occurred between former President Bill Clinton and a protester over his and… Continue watching
Apr 08 Sanders to attend Vatican conference before New York primary By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Friday he will attend a Vatican City conference on social, economic and environmental issues next week, making the symbolic overseas trip ahead of a pivotal New York primary against Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Apr 08 Obama: Democracy at stake in November elections By Darlene Superville, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama says a functioning American democracy is what's at stake in November's elections. Continue reading
Apr 08 Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively, poll finds By Julie Pace and Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks. Continue reading
Apr 08 Why Sanders keeps winning but may not clinch the Democratic nomination By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The standard line in Bernie Sanders' campaign speeches goes like this: "Despite what the corporate media is telling you, there is a path to the nomination."… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 3:02 Democrats swap shots over qualifications ahead of N.Y. primary By PBS News Hour Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned Hillary Clinton's qualifications to be president, linking her to Wall Street, after Clinton suggested in interviews that Sanders "hasn't done his homework." Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz swiped at Donald Trump for compromising on conservative values and… Continue watching
Apr 07 Clinton and Sanders clash over presidential qualifications By Ken Thomas and Errin Whack, Associated Press NEW YORK — The race for the Democratic nomination took a decidedly negative turn, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders exchanging a series of barbs over each other's qualifications for the presidency. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 10:32 What does the Wisconsin primary mean for the road ahead? By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s primary contest in Wisconsin saw trailing presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Bernie Sanders pick up much-needed double-digits wins over their front-running rivals. For a closer look at what these victories could mean for the road ahead, Judy… Continue watching
Apr 06 Government seeks to limit questions in Clinton email case By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawyers for the State Department are asking a federal judge to limit the scope of testimony about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account as secretary of state. Continue reading