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Apr. 01, 2016 9:14 p.m. EDT

News: Nuclear Summit in Washington, Pledged vs. Super Delegates and the White House Strategy to Confirm Garland

Over 50 world leaders gathered in Washington to discuss nuclear security, but The New York Times' David Sanger calls the meeting more of a "bookend than a success" for the Obama administration. Plus CNN's Jeff Zeleny explains the Democratic delegate process full of pledged and super delegates.

Apr. 01, 2016 9:09 p.m. EDT

News: Trump's Republican bona fides, Sanders & Clinton trade jabs and Supreme Court's second tie after Scalia's death

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump was the driving force in the presidential race this week, facing criticism for comments on abortion, foreign policy and nuclear weapons. Will his latest comments slow his momentum ahead of the Wisconsin primary? In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton traded attacks on campaign financing, trade and abortion.

Mar. 31, 2016 10:42 a.m. EDT

News: How Donald Trump turned media spectacle into campaign wins

Donald Trump, front-runner for the GOP nomination, has been able to turn celebrity and controversy into nearly $2 billion in free media attention this election cycle. What’s driving his appeal and how has the electorate changed? Gwen Ifill talks to Stuart Stevens, former chief strategist for Mitt Romney, McKay Coppins of BuzzFeed News and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mar. 30, 2016 10:57 a.m. EDT

News: A crucial endorsement and a criminal charge as candidates look to Wisconsin

The presidential candidates turned their attention to Wisconsin, site of the primary season's best big contest. Gov. Scott Walker endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz, who in turn launched another round of criticism against Donald Trump. But recent polling shows that Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are in a statistical tie. Gwen Ifill reports.

Mar. 29, 2016 11:02 a.m. EDT

News: Bernie Sanders’s three-state sweep doesn’t resolve delegate math problem

Sen. Bernie Sanders made a sweep of three states in primary contests over the weekend. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Gwen Ifill to discuss why Sanders has a “math problem” despite his wins, Hillary Clinton’s enthusiasm gap among younger voters, the GOP’s war of words over wives and whether Donald Trump is making headway with the Republican establishment.

Mar. 25, 2016 9:11 p.m. EDT

News: 2016 Race: Ryan pleads for civility, candidates' wives take center stage, and Clinton's emails

House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a plea for civility in the 2016 race this week, but did not mention frontrunner Donald Trump by name, demonstrating the reservation by Republican leaders in Washington to directly take him on. Meanwhile, the war of words between Trump and Ted Cruz escalated again this week when the candidates wives took center stage.

Mar. 25, 2016 9:09 p.m. EDT

News: Terror Attack in Brussels, Obama's historic trip to Cuba and Republicans coalesce around Cruz

After a series of terror attacks in Brussels killed more than 30 people, including two Americans, the United States has renewed its fight against Islamic State militants. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that a special operations team killed ISIS' second-in-command in a raid this week.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a National Defense University in 2011 [Photo: US Department of State's Flickr].

Mar. 22, 2016 11:16 a.m. EDT

News: Why most 2016 candidates are speaking at AIPAC

Tamara Keith of NPR and Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report join Gwen Ifill to discuss the latest in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s remarks to AIPAC, Donald Trump’s meeting with Republicans in Washington, the campaign pivot to the general election race, what to look for in Tuesday’s primary contests and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s words about Trump on social media.

Mar. 18, 2016 9:21 p.m. EDT

News: Obama's historic trip to Cuba, Boehner backs Ryan for president and Supreme Court to consider Obamacare contraception mandate

President Obama visits Cuba next week for the first time since the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with the island nation. Obama will be the first president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. The New York Times' Peter Baker says this is one of the last big bucket list items for Obama.

Mar. 18, 2016 9:19 p.m. EDT

News: Showdown over Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Republican insiders try to "Stop Trump" and Bernie Sanders continues fight against Clinton

President Obama nominated Federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant after the death of Antonin Scalia last month, but Senate Republicans have vowed not to hold hearings or vote on his nomination. NBC's Pete Williams examines Garland's background and the potential ideological shift on the Court.

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