Jan 25 Watch 9:13 Can candidates translate Iowa enthusiasm into caucus support? By PBS News Hour A week out from the start of voting in the race for president, Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the candidates’ rush in Iowa and other early… Continue watching
Jan 25 Who’s Obama for? Clinton has reason to smile By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hasn’t endorsed a Democratic successor, but he’s now revealed some personal pros and cons in the fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Clinton has reason to smile. Continue reading
Jan 25 Stars line up to support Clinton, but it’s not swaying young voters By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hillary Clinton has a lot of celebrity pals on her side, like actress Lena Dunham and singers Katy Perry or Demi Lovato, the latter of whom belted out hits at a campaign concert at the University… Continue reading
Jan 25 Fact-checking GOP candidate claims on Obama’s military spending By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Trashing Obama and arguing that he has failed to spend enough on defense has become a staple for Republican presidential hopefuls. What's lost in the din: Money spent on weapons modernization is on par with the George W. Bush administration. Continue reading
Jan 25 AP Poll: Public has little faith in government’s problem-solving ability By Bill Barrow and Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- As the first voting nears in the presidential race, most Americans have little or no confidence in the federal government to confront what they see as the country's most important priorities, according to a national survey. Continue reading
Jan 24 Will Trump succeed with voters the way he has in the polls? By Associated Press Trump has done and said so many things that would have ended the campaign of just about anyone else. Even he's amazed at his apparent inability to commit a political error. Continue reading
Jan 23 Bloomberg eyeing independent White House bid, sources say By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking early steps toward launching an independent campaign for president, seeing a potential path to the White House amid the rise of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Jan 23 Trump: I could shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick with him even if he stood in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shot somebody. Continue reading
Jan 23 GOP establishment edging toward Trump acceptance By Associated Press Donald Trump and some mainstream Republicans are engaged in a long-distance flirtation. Both sides are coming to the realization that they'll need each other if the billionaire businessman becomes the party's presidential nominee. Continue reading
Jan 23 Sanders attracting diverse set of voters By Associated Press Bernie Sanders is attracting Americans who are in search of more than a protest vote. Continue reading