THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 17, 2013

5 Things You Should Know About E-Verify

  • 5 Things You Should Know About E-Verify
  • Functioning as a pilot program up until now, the federal database program E-Verify is set for some changes under a sweeping Senate immigration bill.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 17, 2013

Pitch Your Questions to Mark Shields, David Brooks for 'Doubleheader Live'

  • Pitch Your Questions to Mark Shields, David Brooks for 'Doubleheader Live'
  • Friday is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, so we thought it would be the perfect time to sit down with our boys of summer. That's right, Mark Shields and David Brooks, NewsHour's one-two political punch. Pitch your questions to the fellows for the special "Doubleheader Live" edition Friday, June 21.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 16, 2013

Live Coverage of Supreme Court Decisions

  • The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which both involve same-sex marriage. Follow SCOTUSblog's live blog at 9:15 a.m. Monday.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 14, 2013

Shields and Brooks on Hillary's Hints, Congressional Baseball Game

  • Shields and Brooks on Hillary's Hints, Congressional Baseball Game
  • NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni guest-hosts the Doubleheader with Mark Shields and David Brooks to discuss recent moves by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as the annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.

ANALYSIS | June 14, 2013

Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance

  • Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance
  • Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic surveillance.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 14, 2013

Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next?

  • Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next?
  • An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 13, 2013

Gwen's Take: Understanding Washington More/Hating Politics Less

  • My friend Judy Woodruff's blog about the passing of Doug Bailey, a legend in political journalism, prompted me to flash back five years. On June 13, 2008, she was the one to call and tell me of the sudden passing of our mutual friend Tim Russert of NBC News and moderator of "Meet the Press."

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 13, 2013

Remembering Doug Bailey

  • Remembering Doug Bailey
  • It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while, you meet a person who carries the human equivalent of sunshine around with them. My friend Doug Bailey, who died this week at the age of 79, was like that. What may surprise you is that he spent his life in politics.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 13, 2013

Early Debate on Immmigration Plan Exposes Senate Fissures

  • Early Debate on Immmigration Plan Exposes Senate Fissures
  • A day after 82 members of the Senate joined together to vote in favor of moving forward with a comprehensive immigration plan, the debate on the floor of the chamber Wednesday signaled that finding common ground on proposed amendments would not be so easy.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 12, 2013

Could Congress Learn From Our Rowdy Neighbors Up North?

  • Could Congress Learn From Our Rowdy Neighbors Up North?
  • Earlier this week, after a tour of Parliament Hill in Canada's capital, I sat in on a contentious daily Question Period session. There's a lot of shouting, and political observers I spoke with before the visit apologized in advance for the rancor and told me they aren't huge fans. But I think it's sort of awesome.

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