Mar 06 As Sanders, Cruz pick up wins, delegate math favors front-runner rivals By Associated Press Underdogs found something to cheer in the latest run of presidential nomination contests. Whether they are any closer to stalling the drive of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is quite another matter. Continue reading
Mar 05 ‘Super Saturday’ split as Cruz, Trump get GOP wins; Sanders takes two states, Clinton wins Louisiana By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press Ted Cruz cinched double-barreled victories in Kansas and Maine, and Donald Trump captured Louisiana in Saturday's four-state round of Republican voting, fresh evidence that there's no quick end in sight to the fractious GOP race for president. Continue reading
Mar 05 Sanders takes caucuses in Kansas, Nebraska; Clinton wins Louisiana By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Kansas Democratic Party says Bernie Sanders has won its presidential caucuses. Continue reading
Mar 05 GOP rivals attack Trump’s ‘flexibility’ on policy By Michael D. Regan While Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently backed off on some of his hardline positions, his rivals have increased their attacks. Continue reading
Mar 05 GOP breaks may stem from party resistance to all things Obama By Michael D. Regan and Donna Cassata, Associated Press Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama - the man, his authority, his policies - gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Cruz wins over GOP voters in Kansas, Maine; Trump takes Louisiana By Associated Press The Texas senator was leading Trump by more than a 2-to-1 margin in partial returns in Kansas. He attributed his strong showing to conservative coalescing behind his candidacy. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Could Hillary Clinton reverse the Louisiana losing streak for Democrats? By PBS News Hour No Democratic presidential candidate has won Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996. If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, she could reverse that losing streak. Elizabeth Crisp of the Baton Rouge Advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the race in… Continue watching
Mar 05 What we learned from 52,000 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's work-related emails from her private account are now public, with more than 52,000 pages detailing her tenure as Secretary of State. Continue reading
Mar 05 Before there was Trump, there was brash business tycoon Paul LePage By David Sharp, Jill Colvin, Associated Press With no public polling in Saturday's GOP caucuses in Maine, there are few indicators of how well Trump might fare. But brash business tycoon Paul LePage is campaigning for him in the state. Continue reading
Mar 05 On ‘Super Saturday’ five states weigh in on 2016 candidates By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Eager to lock up the GOP nomination without a convention fight, Donald Trump battled Saturday to pad his lead in the delegate count as four more states delivered verdicts on the fractious Republican race for president. Democrats in three states… Continue reading