Feb 27 Watch 1:46 CPAC speakers talk Islamic State, immigration, Obama By PBS News Hour More Republican presidential hopefuls tried to woo voters and donors at the second day of CPAC, the country’s largest conservative gathering. Which topics caught on, and which were met with boos from the audience? Political director Domenico Montanaro reports. Continue watching
Feb 27 Bush: Borders less secure if Congress cuts off DHS dollars By Philip Elliott, Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was skeptical of some conservatives' efforts to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless President Barack Obama's immigration actions are derailed. Continue reading
Feb 27 Gwen’s Take: Demographics as political destiny By Gwen Ifill The browning of America is about more than an expanding melting pot. It also has immediate implications for education and tax policy; for elective and strategic politics. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 8:41 Jim Webb: We need a voice for economic fairness, new doctrine on U.S. security By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:16 Foreign policy fires up crowd at CPAC By PBS News Hour More than a dozen Republicans considering presidential runs spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the country’s largest gathering of conservative activists. Fresh from the conference, political director Domenico Montanaro joins Gwen Ifill to take stock of this year’s… Continue watching
Feb 26 3 questions for Republican presidential hopefuls ahead of CPAC By Domenico Montanaro, NewsHour Political Team It’s that time of year again -- time for CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, when potential Republican presidential hopefuls try to woo activists from around the country who are gathering just outside of Washington. Here's what to watch. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 10:08 Analyzing the impasse over Homeland Security, politics at the Oscars By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill speaks with Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Republican motives in the fight over funding the Department of Homeland Security, who to be on the lookout for at two… Continue watching
Feb 22 Clinton family foundation may pose political risk for campaign By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has struggled with some recent bad headlines over large donations given to the foundation by foreign governments in the past two years, and the $200 million-plus the organization has raised since 2013, ahead of… Continue reading
Feb 20 Gwen’s Take: The Jeb and Hillary chronicles By Gwen Ifill Living in the shadows can be such a drag. But it’s demonstrably worse if the shadow is cast by somebody who used to be President of the United States. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Will security and stability concerns shape the 2016 race? By PBS News Hour What issues will influence what voters want in a president in 2016? Gwen Ifill talks to Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about the current atmosphere of international insecurity, plus the significance… Continue watching