Jan 30 Financial woes may loom for some GOP candidates By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Money may be growing tight for four Republican presidential hopefuls clustered under Donald Trump and Ted Cruz – just when they’re about to need it the most. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 12:27 Brooks and Dionne on GOP debate brawls, the importance of Iowa By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including the last Republican debate before Iowa and whether it hurt or helped Donald Trump to sit it out, the… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 8:26 Between Clinton and Sanders, a tough fight for Iowa women Three days out from the Iowa caucuses, Democrats are weighing whether to go with the presumed favorite, Hillary Clinton, or to defy expectations by championing Bernie Sanders. For both candidates, women are a crucial demographic. Judy Woodruff reports on how… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 3:32 Cruz plays defense in final debate before Iowa By PBS News Hour With Donald Trump abstaining from last night’s GOP debate, other Republican candidates had a chance to take center stage -- and often found themselves in the line of fire. Gov. Chris Christie trumpeted his opposition to Planned Parenthood, while Sen. Continue watching
Jan 29 Update: 22 Clinton emails deemed ‘top secret’ by government By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration has confirmed for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification. Continue reading
Jan 29 How Donald Trump made my students take politics more seriously By Anne La Pietra Anne La Pietra teaches government at Urbandale High School in Iowa and discusses what it's like to go "first," how Donald Trump has made her students more politically-engaged than ever before. Continue reading
Jan 28 Trump says he wanted to attend debate, but had to skip it By Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is once again breaking all the rules of campaigning, holding his own protest event Thursday to coincide with the final GOP debate before Monday's Iowa caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 28 Fact checking GOP claims on carpet bombs, Kurds and economy By Robert Burns and Josh Boak, Associated Press Republican presidential contenders let fly with some inaccuracies Thursday when they badmouthed the Obama administration on military readiness, aid to Kurdish fighters and pay for construction workers. Continue reading
Jan 28 Fox says Trump demanded $5 million donation By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Last-minute attempts by Fox News Channel to end its feud with Donald Trump failed and Thursday's presidential debate went on without him, creating the odd spectacle of competing television networks covering a Trump rally at the same… Continue reading
Jan 28 GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner's shadow in Thursday night's debate -- a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of… Continue reading