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Aug. 26, 2015 1:13 p.m. EDT
Web Video: What’s driving the global glut of oil
A year ago, crude oil was trading at more than $100 a barrel. Now, the price of oil is down more than 60 percent from its peak. Gwen Ifill speaks to The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Gold to understand the drop and how it affects the U.S. economy.
Aug. 25, 2015 11:02 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Writer Jesmyn Ward reflects on survival since Katrina
After writer and Tulane University professor Jesmyn Ward survived Hurricane Katrina while staying at her grandmother’s house, she wrote “Salvage the Bones,” an award-winning novel about a Mississippi family in the days leading up to the devastating …
Aug. 21, 2015 9:42 p.m. EDT
Special: Will 2016 race be the most negative in history?
With 22 candidates running for the White House, billions are set to be spent in advertising.
Aug. 21, 2015 9:38 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Donald Trump Shapes the Policy Debate and Hillary Clinton's Emails Continue to Weigh on Campaign
Trump is behind Hillary by the slightest of margins, GOP candidates announce their policy positions, and Clinton continues to answer questions on her email use.
Aug. 20, 2015 10:58 a.m. EDT
Web Video: John Kasich: Hunting down undocumented immigrants is ‘not what America is’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss why he’s ready to run and win, plus the need for a tight border and a path to citizenship for immigrants, setting high educational standards, putting boots on th…
Aug. 19, 2015 11:04 a.m. EDT
Web Video: In a crowded race for Iowa, the importance of being Donald
While other candidates crisscross the state of Iowa and drop money on political ads, it seems like they just can’t buy the attention Donald Trump has been getting. Gwen Ifill examines why the candidate has had such popularity, and how it is affectin…
Aug. 18, 2015 11:08 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Are Iowa voters having a summer romance with Sanders and Trump?
This year at the Iowa Fair, there was the usual celebration of corn, butter and pork, and then there were the tell-tale signs of an election year: the governors and senators, the legacy candidates, the outliers and the upstarts. Gwen Ifill reports o…
Aug. 14, 2015 9:20 p.m. EDT
Special: Al Gore and Joe Biden Weigh 2016 Bids and A Potential Political Solution for Syria
Will two new Democratic candidates join the 2016 race?
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Aug. 14, 2015 9:19 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: 2016 Candidates Flock to Iowa and Obama Pushes Foreign Policy Agenda in Iran and Cuba
The presidential candidates are in Iowa; Hillary Clinton email scrutiny continues; Obama jockeys for Iran Deal support; U.S. Embassy opens in Cuba
Aug. 13, 2015 1:36 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Courting Voters at the Iowa State Fair
Four years ago, Gwen Ifill talked to Dan Balz from the State Fair about the impact of Iowa on the Republican presidential field.
