Mar 18 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on blocking Trump, Sanders’ chances and Merrick Garland By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss the week in politics, including how the mainstream GOP can block a Donald Trump nomination, Bernie Sanders’ chances in the western states… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 1:27 Behind closed doors, GOP strategizes on how to block Trump By PBS News Hour As Donald Trump approaches the 1,237 pledged delegates who would secure his nomination as the GOP’s presidential candidate, the rifts within the Republican party grow ever deeper. On Thursday, a group of conservative activists met in a closed-door session in… Continue watching
Mar 18 Romney to vote for Cruz in Utah caucuses By Associated Press Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday he will vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the upcoming caucuses in his home state of Utah, intensifying his attack against front-runner Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 18 Threatening letter sent to Trump son’s NYC home, officials say By Colleen Long, Associated Press NEW YORK — Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump's son Eric that contained a white powder, two law enforcement officials said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 18 Sanders says he has a ‘path toward victory’ against Clinton By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he still maintains a “path toward victory” in his Democratic presidential bid against Hillary Clinton, rejecting suggestions that she has all but sewn up the party’s nomination. Continue reading
Mar 18 President Trump? For now, the world recoils By Margaret Warner Foreign ambassadors here in Washington have moved in three months from incredulity to alarm at the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency. “Are American voters really going to choose someone who knows so little about the world, and is so… Continue reading
Mar 17 Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders said Thursday he will not seek a recount of results in Missouri's Democratic presidential primary, conceding defeat to Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:39 News Wrap: Paul Ryan won’t be GOP nominee; Putin makes threat on Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan again denied any possibility that he would stand for the Republican presidential nomination at a contested RNC convention, saying those who argue otherwise should “knock it off.” Also, Russian president Vladimir… Continue watching
Mar 17 Paul Ryan wants you to know he is not running for president, so ‘Knock it off’ By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan has a message to everyone in the political chattering class who's speculating that he might emerge as the Republican nominee from a contested convention and save the party from front-runner Donald Trump: "Knock it… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Trump dismisses talk of contested convention; Fed maintains interest rates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump warned against trying to deny him the party’s presidential nomination via a brokered RNC convention in July. Also, the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady, saying the U.S. economy… Continue watching