Aug. 28, 2015 9:41 p.m. EDT
News: The Politics of Mockery & Hair and Biden's Role Selling the Iran Deal
As the slow build to Election Day 2015 continues, the Summer campaign swings have turned to hair. Republican candidate Donald Trump pulled a stranger up on stage during a campaign appearance this week to prove to the audience that his famous hair is not in fact a toupee. And Democrat Hillary Clinton, who has spent decades in the national spotlight, can relate to the hair scrutiny.
Aug. 21, 2015 9:42 p.m. EDT
News: Will 2016 race be the most negative in history?
With 22 presidential candidates and billions of dollars set to be spent on campaign ads, the 2016 race for the White House is shaping up to be the most negative in history. Morning Consult's Reid Wilson says that Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are still on track to be their party's nominees, but they are both facing hard opinions from voters.
Aug. 21, 2015 9:38 p.m. EDT
News: Donald Trump Shapes the Policy Debate and Hillary Clinton's Emails Continue to Weigh on Campaign
With Donald Trump still polling high, fellow Republican candidates work to differentiate themselves by rolling out their policy platforms. Marco Rubio and Scott Walker would repeal Obamacare, Jeb Bush wants to improve education and veterans affairs, while Trump would end birthright citizenship to illegal immigrants.
Aug. 20, 2015 10:58 a.m. EDT
News: 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 the ground to fight the Islamic State and more.
Aug. 19, 2015 11:04 a.m. EDT
News: 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 affecting the race.
Aug. 18, 2015 11:08 a.m. EDT
News: 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 on how Iowa voters are responding to the candidates.
Aug. 14, 2015 9:20 p.m. EDT
News: Al Gore and Joe Biden Weigh 2016 Bids and A Potential Political Solution for Syria
As rumors swirl about more Democrats jumping into the 2016 campaign, Karen Tumulty and John Harwood discuss a potentially growing field. Harwood says that once a person has the desire to be president, it's hard to shake it. But while Biden is preserving his options, it's unlikely he'll actually jump into the race. Plus, is there political solution for Syria on the horizon?
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Aug. 14, 2015 9:19 p.m. EDT
News: 2016 Candidates Flock to Iowa and Obama Pushes Foreign Policy Agenda in Iran and Cuba
The Iowa State Fair kicked off this week with hopeful 2016 candidates hoping to win the support of party faithful in the nation's first caucus state. Meanwhile, email troubles continue to plague Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty and CNBC’s John Harwood explain which candidates had a good week and which have seen better.
Aug. 13, 2015 1:36 p.m. EDT
News: Courting Voters at the Iowa State Fair
2016 presidential candidates are flocking to the Iowa State Fair this week hoping to grab the attention of voters in the first caucus state. The Iowa Straw Poll has been eliminated, but nearly 20 candidates plan to speak at The Des Moines Register's Soapbox this year. Four years ago, Gwen Ifill talked to Dan Balz from the State Fair about the impact of Iowa on the Republican presidential field.
Aug. 13, 2015 12:20 p.m. EDT
News: How Clinton’s emails can be made classified after the fact
Hillary Clinton turned over her personal email server to the Justice Department Tuesday, following new details that some of the emails contained classified information. Gwen Ifill learns more from Anita Kumar of McClatchy Newspapers.
