Source: Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that it will cut off all Medicaid funding for family planning to the state of Texas, following Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) decision to implement a new law that excludes Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid Women’s Health Program. Cindy Mann, [...]
Source: Tommy Christopher / Mediaite There has been a lot of high-minded chatter among the political media elite deriding the proliferation of presidential debates this election cycle. As CNN prepares to air the 19th Republican Primary debate tonight, Starting Point anchor Soledad O’Brien wondered if this GOP reality show is a good thing. Roland Martin [...]
On Thursday Rick Perry dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, throwing his support behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Roland Martin spoke with KBTX’s Steve Fullhart about Perry’s campaign, dropping out of the GOP race and his endorsement of Newt Gingrich.
Roland Martin and Will Cain join Kyra Phillips on CNN to discuss Rick Perry dropping out of the GOP presidential race and what impact will it have on the South Carolina GOP debate, plus Rick Santorum being declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses.
Texas Governor Rick Perry holds a press conference in North Charleston, S.C., to announce he is dropping his presidential bid.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Peter Hamby / CNN Charleston, South Carolina - Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid Thursday for the Republican presidential nomination, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN. The Texas governor will make the announcement before the CNN [...]
Roland Martin, Ari Fleischer, Dana Loesch, James Carville and Anderson Cooper discuss the possible end of Rick Perry’s run for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney running a smart race, Republicans not wanting to vote for Romney and just how nasty the campaign is about to get.
Source: Arlette Saenz and Huma Khan / ABC News Rick Perry today hinted that he has no plans to end his campaign, one day after a crushing fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, which prompted the Texas governor to announce a brief hiatus for reassessment. “And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto [...]
Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry did not submit enough signatures to get on the Virginia primary ballot. WATCH:
As usual, the GOP presidential candidates, they’re all in the news; and everybody is fawning over Newt Gingrich, saying “the rise of Newt.” He’s saying, “Look, I’m going to be the candidate.” So, why do we even need a primary? MR. MARTIN: Lots to talk about again this week on the roundtable. Political commentator [...]