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.
![Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee addresses potential voters at the Iowa State Fair [CNN]](https://washington-week-production-tc.digi-producers.pbs.org/uploads/images/2024/02/20150813_mikehuckabee_0.height-300.png)
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.
![Hillary Clinton speaks to a crowd at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA on June 14, 2015 [Flickr / Gregory Hauenstein]](https://washington-week-production-tc.digi-producers.pbs.org/uploads/images/2024/02/20150812_HillaryClinton.height-300.jpg)
Aug. 11, 2015 11:32 a.m. EDT
News: Why Clinton is saving her attacks for Republicans, not Sanders
Hillary Clinton seized on remarks by Donald Trump and other Republicans to criticize their stances on women’s issues while campaigning in New Hampshire. Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Page of USA Today and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss Trump’s continued dominance and how others are responding, plus why massive crowds are gathering to hear Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Aug. 07, 2015 9:24 p.m. EDT
News: The GOP "Happy Hour" Debate and Jeb Bush's Planned Parenthood Misspeak
While the top ten Republicans debated in primetime, the seven other candidates tried to break out of the bottom tier in a forum dubbed by many the "happy hour debate." Who was able to take on the top ten and increase their standing heading into the next debate in September?
Aug. 07, 2015 9:16 p.m. EDT
News: First GOP Debate Draws Record Audience as Trump Takes Center Stage
Republican presidential contenders went toe-to-toe with frontrunner Donald Trump in 2016's first debate. Who was able to break through the fray? Dan Balz of The Washington Post, John Dickerson of CBS News and Jeanne Cummings of The Wall Street Journal break down the debate's highs and lows and analyze the role of The Donald in the 2016 season.
Aug. 05, 2015 4:45 p.m. EDT
News: Ben Carson talks ‘all lives matter,’ immigration reform
Dr. Benjamin Carson -- one of 10 Republican presidential candidates to make the cut for the first formal debate -- joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the campaign to defund Planned Parenthood, the root causes of gun violence, how he would change U.S. health care, his plan for a guest worker program for undocumented immigrants and the atmosphere of negativity and hatred in America.
