Nov 13 Gwen’s Take: Of truth, myth and cherry trees By Gwen Ifill I have never been accused of chopping down trees, but like many children, I was taught early on about the value of honesty through an oft-told story about our first president and a cherry tree. Continue reading
Nov 12 Donald Trump draws 9.3 million viewers to ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Associated Press Last Saturday's Trump-hosted "Saturday Night Live" averaged 9.3 million viewers, according to final Nielsen figures released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch GOP presidential candidates come out divided on immigration By PBS News Hour Republican presidential candidates met up for their fourth face-off in Milwaukee, where the biggest policy differences came out on immigration. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives on the different GOP reform proposals with Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law… Continue watching
Nov 10 Fact checking the Republican debate By Christopher S. Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press The fourth Republican presidential debate was thick on economic policy — and with that came a variety of flubs and funny numbers. Continue reading
Nov 10 Republican candidates oppose the $15 minimum wage By Julie Bykowicz, Julie Pace, Associated Press "If you raise the minimum, you're going to make people more expensive than a machine," Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said. Continue reading
Nov 10 5 things to watch for in tonight’s GOP debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Organizers are promising to focus on substance when eight Republicans face off on the main stage for the GOP's fourth presidential debate. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 8:29 How late night comedy became another stop on the campaign trail By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, is not the first politician to use late night comedy to pitch his campaign. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR… Continue watching
Nov 08 Carson: Questions about my story’s veracity are irrelevant By Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says questions about his veracity are irrelevant to the nation's search for the next president. Continue reading
Nov 08 ‘You’re a racist!’: Watch Trump fend off mock heckler Larry David on ‘SNL’ By Frazier Moore, Associated Press Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!"… Continue reading
Nov 07 Carson’s front-runner status brings added scrutiny By Associated Press Ben Carson rose to top the Republican ranks of White House hopefuls as the wise outsider - a candidate without any experience in office, but one who offers a compelling personal narrative, speaks openly of his deep Christian faith and… Continue reading