Jan 22 State Department seeks 1-month extension on Clinton emails By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The State Department asked a federal court Friday for a one-month extension to publish the last of Hillary Clinton's emails during her time as secretary of state, citing a complex review of some messages across different agencies of… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:25 In both parties, 2016 front-runners go on the attack By PBS News Hour As voting draws near, Republican front-runners Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz escalated their rivalry by questioning one another’s conservative credentials, while the GOP establishment railed against both. Meanwhile, Democrat Hillary Clinton went after Sen. Bernie Sanders over Obamacare, and… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 12:31 Brooks and Marcus on GOP backlash to Trump and Cruz, Clinton-Sanders practicality debate By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a new divide opening up between American conservatives over the popularity and electability of Donald Trump and Sen. Ted… Continue watching
Jan 22 A new, free tool that’s like x-ray glasses for political ads By Joshua Barajas Stock images of American flags, smiling children and a man nervously looking over a health care bill. These are the images of political campaign ads—full of emotion but short of depth. But a new, free online archive of ads and… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 8:45 Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa By PBS News Hour With a two-week countdown to the first voting in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joins Gwen Ifill to discuss which special group of voters he’s working to win over, breaking through the Donald Trump media domination, plus… Continue watching
Jan 21 Democratic strategists, donors worry Clinton’s message is failing By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders' electability. She's criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she's tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control. Continue reading
Jan 21 Bernie Sanders’ health plan is Medicare on growth hormones By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls his plan for a government-run health care system "Medicare for all." But it's not. With full coverage for long-term care, most dental work included, no deductibles and zero copays, the Sanders plan… Continue reading
Jan 21 Why Ted Cruz is a pariah among fellow Republican senators By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party's presidential nominee and standard-bearer. Continue reading
Jan 21 Rand Paul tells Gwen Ifill he has hidden advantage in Iowa ground game By Daniel Bush In an interview with PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill on Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul said that his campaign has a “real shot” of reaching its goal to draw 10,000 students to the polls next month — an ambitious goal for any… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Inside the battle for Iowa and New Hampshire By PBS News Hour With less than two weeks before early voting starts in the 2016 race, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin officially endorsed Donald Trump in Iowa Tuesday night, attacking the Republican establishment in the process. Gwen Ifill talks to Paul Steinhauser of… Continue watching