Feb 25 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Sandoval withdraws from SCOTUS consideration By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-Nev.) officially withdrew his name from consideration for the late Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Also, battered communities across southeastern Virginia began cleanup in the aftermath of Wednesday evening’s tornadoes,… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 8:31 Is economic anxiety fueling Trump and Sanders supporters? By PBS News Hour Why have both Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders taken the country by storm this year? One cause might be fear for the future. Many Americans today are living paycheck to paycheck, worrying that their children won’t be any better… Continue watching
Feb 25 Clinton calls for ‘true progressive’ on Supreme Court By Bill Barrow and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press KINGSTREE, S.C. -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has South Carolina mostly to herself two days before the first-in-the-South primary, and she's using it to capitalize on her advantage over Bernie Sanders with black voters. Continue reading
Feb 25 Most Reddit users rely on the site as a news source By Joshua Barajas The self-described "front page of the Internet" may have a smaller user base than Facebook and Twitter, but for most Reddit users, the site's curated message boards are a go-to source for news, according to a new study released Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 25 Viewer’s Guide: What to watch for in Thursday’s GOP debate in Texas By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans are heading into their only debate in the campaign for the 11-state voting extravaganza of Super Tuesday and the only one of the season steered to a Spanish-speaking as well as English-speaking audience, with CNN and Telemundo… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 10:10 Candidates scramble for support before Super Tuesday By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 For some turned-off GOP voters, there’s a grudging acceptance of Trump By Julie Pace, Associated Press There's a legion of skeptical Republican voters across the United States coming to grips with the prospect that Trump, a candidate whose appeal they simply can't understand, may end of being their party's best chance for retaking the White House. Continue reading
Feb 24 Voters show little interest in Bloomberg presidential bid By Jonathan Lemire and Emily Swanson, Associated Press NEW YORK — By wide margins, Americans of all ideologies say they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House, suggesting that the billionaire media mogul would have significant headwinds should he mount… Continue reading
Feb 24 Obama urges quick Supreme Court confirmation; GOP says no hearings, no votes By Mary Clare Jalonick and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — No hearing. No vote. Don't even bother knocking on our door. That's the message Senate Republicans delivered to President Barack Obama and his sometime-soon nominee for the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading