Mar. 01, 2016 11:31 a.m. EST
Web Video: 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 Tue…
Feb. 26, 2016 9:08 p.m. EST
Special: Kasich, Carson trying to break through, Graham criticizes GOP and Washington dysfunction at an all-time high
Former presidential candidate Lindsey Graham calls the Republican Party "bats--t crazy."
Feb. 26, 2016 9:07 p.m. EST
Full Episode: Trump, Rubio, Cruz battle ahead of Super Tuesday and Obama fights Congress over Supreme Court and GITMO
Trump marches to the Republican presidential nomination while his opponents up their attacks.
Feb. 25, 2016 10:59 a.m. EST
Web Video: How did today’s government become so divided?
Separation of powers is a core component of American democracy, but political divisions rose to new heights this year as Congressional Republicans clashed with the Obama administration on everything from budget blueprints to Supreme Court nomination…
Feb. 25, 2016 10:58 a.m. EST
Web Video: Candidates scramble for support before Super Tuesday
Following Donald Trump’s solid victory in the Nevada caucuses, political director Lisa Desjardins reports on a race that has become a scattershot scramble for votes across dozens of states prior to Super Tuesday. Gwen Ifill consults Andy Shain of So…
Feb. 24, 2016 11:11 a.m. EST
Web Video: How do lawmakers feel about the plan to close Guantanamo?
Following President Obama’s announcement that he will fulfill his longstanding promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Capitol Hill lawmakers have been torn between support and opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Co…
Feb. 24, 2016 11:08 a.m. EST
Web Video: Inside Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center
President Obama announced plans Tuesday to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, asserting that its existence undermines national security. The proposal -- which would send the facility’s remaining 91 detainees to domestic U.S. sites -- …
Feb. 23, 2016 12:09 p.m. EST
Web Video: Supreme Court pays tribute to Antonin Scalia
The Supreme Court returned to the bench Monday for the first time since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to the eloquent and often confrontational jurist, describing him as “our man for all seasons.” Gwen Ifill…
Feb. 23, 2016 12:08 p.m. EST
Web Video: How did South Carolina and Nevada change the 2016 race?
With one more contest down and one less contender in the 2016 race, Donald Trump celebrated his solid victory in South Carolina as the remaining GOP hopefuls prepared for new battlegrounds.
Feb. 19, 2016 4 p.m. EST
Special: Antonin Scalia: American Original, a Sacrificial SCOTUS Nominee and Behind-the-Scenes at the GOP Debate
Stories about Antonin Scalia, the man, from the reporter who wrote the biography.
