Feb. 03, 2016 11:36 a.m. EST
News: What the winning Iowa campaigns say about the battle ahead
Gwen Ifill talks with Joel Benenson, chief strategist for the Hillary Clinton Campaign, and Rick Tyler, spokesman for the Ted Cruz Campaign, about how their candidates pulled off wins in Iowa and how they see the battle for New Hampshire voters.
Feb. 03, 2016 11:35 a.m. EST
News: Fight moves to N.H. as Cruz and Clinton claim Iowa victory
Just hours since the Iowa caucuses, and the candidates have already moved on to a new battleground. The remaining two Democratic candidates returned to New Hampshire after Hillary Clinton claimed a razor thin victory, as did the top three finishing Republican candidates. Meanwhile, three of the so-called GOP establishment candidates already had a head start. Gwen Ifill reports.
Jan. 29, 2016 4:22 p.m. EST
News: Obama on the Supreme Court? Plus, Sanders sits down with POTUS
One the Webcast, as President Obama finishes his final year in office, a town hall question posed to Democrat Hillary Clinton fueled speculation about a possible Supreme Court appointment. Clinton called it a "great idea." The administration brushed off speculation about the president's post-White House ambitions. Meanwhile, the president sat down for a private meeting with Bernie Sanders.
Jan. 29, 2016 4:11 p.m. EST
News: State of the 2016 Campaign: Iowa Caucus Countdown
With just days until Iowa voters head to the caucuses, polls show that no candidate has the race locked up. On the Republican side, frontrunner Donald Trump skipped the latest GOP debate over a dispute with Fox News. He held a fundraiser to support veterans issues instead. But seven other candidates debated immigration and terrorism. How did Trump's absence affect Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio?
Jan. 22, 2016 9:58 a.m. EST
News: Political Storm with One Week to Iowa, Supreme Court to Weigh Immigration Plan and Iran Releases U.S. Prisoners
With one week until the Iowa caucuses, polls show outsider candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are gaining momentum. Trump, who is fighting off a conservative challenge from Ted Cruz, gained the endorsement of 2008 GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin. While in the Democratic race, Sanders' surge in polling has Hillary Clinton's campaign questioning his electability.
Jan. 15, 2016 9:16 p.m. EST
News: Trump, Cruz dominate GOP debate; Democratic race tightens and President Obama's final State of the Union
In the first Republican presidential debate of 2016, frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz traded jabs over Cruz's eligibility for the nation's top job because of his Canadian birth and what Cruz means by "New York values." On the Democratic side, with two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has tightened in critical first states.
Jan. 08, 2016 9:09 p.m. EST
News: Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat and Countdown to Iowa & NH
President Obama announced new executive actions to curb gun violence including expanding background checks and mental health screenings. North Korea claimed this week to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. On the 2016 campaign trail, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is questioning his GOP rival Ted Cruz's eligibility to run because he was born in Canada.
Dec. 22, 2015 11:14 a.m. EST
News: Why the kerfuffle over DNC voter information matters
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton addressed the Sanders’ campaign breach of DNC voter data during the third Democratic debate. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Gwen Ifill to discuss why Martin O’Malley hasn’t gained much campaign traction, political divisions on regime change in Syria, plus a farewell to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 2016 campaign.
Dec. 18, 2015 9:47 p.m. EST
News: Obama Year-End Wrap Up, Sanders Campaign Sues DNC, Congress Passes Spending Deal and Fed Raises Rates
As President Obama heads to Hawaii for vacation and looks ahead to his final year in office, Peter Baker of The New York Times reports on what the president has left on his agenda including criminal justice reform. In the 2016 race for the White House, the Bernie Sanders campaign is in hot water with the DNC after a Sanders staffer exploited a security flaw to access Clinton voter records.
Nov. 25, 2015 5:22 p.m. EST
News: The Coalition Fighting ISIS, Clinton's Campaign Tightrope and Holiday Book Suggestions
On the Webcast Extra, Peter Baker explains who is behind the 65-member coalition fighting ISIS. On the 2016 campaign trail, Hillary Clinton's campaign team has determined there is "no strategic advantage" to distance Clinton from Obama. And our annual Washington Week Winter Reading List is out! Our panelists share their must-read books to give you some inspiration for holiday giving.
