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.
Mar. 11, 2016 5:22 p.m. EST
News: Remembering Nancy Reagan and the Role of Protesters on the 2016 Campaign Trail
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan was remembered today during a funeral service at Ronald Reagan's Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Reagan, who died last week at 94, was a true partner for her husband during his administration and the final years of the Cold War. Meanwhile, the Republican candidates are trying to carry the Reagan legacy in this year's presidential election.
Mar. 11, 2016 5:18 p.m. EST
News: Republican Race Turns Civil Ahead of Florida and Ohio, The "Two Trumps" and Sanders Upsets Clinton in Michigan
Republicans debated in Florida ahead of the state's winner-take-all primary next week. Debates have become raucous events for the GOP, but the policy-focused debate led Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to call the debate "civil." With over 300 delegates at stake on Tuesday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich face crucial home state tests of their viability.
Mar. 10, 2016 3:26 p.m. EST
News: Obama: "I want an effective Republican Party"
President Obama called out the "circus" of the Republican Party primary that has played out in recent weeks and downplaying his role in elevated rhetoric in political discourse. "I want an effective Republican Party," Obama said. "I think this country has to have responsible parties that can govern and that are prepared to lead and govern, whether they're in the minority or in the majority, whether they occupy the White House or they do not." His comments came during a White House press con...
Mar. 04, 2016 9:11 p.m. EST
News: Can Bernie Sanders stop Hillary Clinton?
As Hillary Clinton begins to shift her attention to a general election strategy, Bernie Sanders turns up the attacks on the Democratic frontrunner -- hoping to slow her momentum out of Super Tuesday. Sanders has struggled to win the support of minority voters, and as the race shifts to more industrial Northern states, can he gain their support? Or is Clinton's delegate lead insurmountable?
Mar. 04, 2016 9:10 p.m. EST
News: Can establishment Republicans stop Donald Trump? Rubio, Cruz take aim at GOP frontrunner
Donald Trump racked up seven wins on Super Tuesday and holds a 100 delegate lead over Ted Cruz which has establishment Republicans worried about his frontrunner status. Joined by 2008 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Cruz and Marco Rubio have launched sustained attacks of Trump's conservative credentials and record. At times, the Republican race took a decidedly personal -- and anatomical -- turn.
Mar. 03, 2016 10:53 a.m. EST
News: Trump’s Super Tuesday victories don’t mean GOP consensus
Super Tuesday saw Republican frontrunner Donald Trump score big wins in seven states, throwing the GOP establishment into a panic as his nomination grows increasingly likely. For more on the battle brewing within the party, Gwen Ifill consults with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who endorsed Trump this week, and Mississippi RNC strategist Henry Barbour, who is backing Sen. Marco Rubio.
Mar. 01, 2016 11:31 a.m. EST
News: Can Rubio and Cruz disrupt Trump’s momentum?
Gwen Ifill joins Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss the latest in politics, including growing Republican concerns over Donald Trump’s ascendancy, Sen. Marco Rubio's and Sen. Ted Cruz’s strategies for Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ renewed criticism of Trump’s rhetoric and the grim future facing the GOP.
Feb. 26, 2016 9:08 p.m. EST
News: Kasich, Carson trying to break through, Graham criticizes GOP and Washington dysfunction at an all-time high
Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Ben Carson had trouble breaking through in the final GOP debate before Super Tuesday. Can either of them find a path to the nomination? Plus, former candidate Lindsey Graham had harsh words for his former rivals and the Republican Party, saying the GOP is "bats--t crazy." Can the dysfunction in Washington be fixed after the November elections?
