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	2012 DECEMBER Dec. 31, 2012 Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years and an Enduring Power to Inspire Issued by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is one of the defining documents of American democracy and is rarely available for public viewing. Ray Suarez talks to Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard University about the importance of this artifact.

	Dec. 28, 2012 Lawmakers Meet With President in Last-Ditch Effort to Avert the 'Fiscal Cliff' Senior lawmakers met with President Obama, Vice President Biden and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the White House to attempts to bring forward a final budget plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Dec. 28, 2012 The Full Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring all slaves as free and inviting them to join the Union forces fighting in the Civil War. Read the full document here and find out when you can view it in person.

	Dec. 27, 2012 As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson announced she is stepping down after almost four years. Jeffrey Brown talks to Kenneth Green of the Fraser Institute and Michael Brune of the Sierra Club for debate on whether President Obama's environmental agenda and record have been successful or disappointing.

	Dec. 20, 2012 Boehner Moves Forward With 'Plan B' Despite Doubts About Passage The latest chapter in the real-life drama that is the fiscal cliff will play out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday when lawmakers vote on Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" proposal that would extend current tax rates for households earning less than $1 million a year.

	Dec. 19, 2012 Obama Taps Biden to Oversee Effort on Addressing Gun Laws, Violence On Wednesday morning, President Obama will speak to reporters at the White House to announce that Vice President Biden will be tasked with moving things forward on gun policy. White House aides told the Morning Line that Biden "will spearhead an inter-agency process to formulate policies in the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy."

	Dec. 18, 2012 Obama Puts New Tax Deal on Table President Obama put forward a proposal Monday that calls for $1.2 trillion in revenues and leaves in place tax rates for households earning more than $400,000 a year. That marks a shift from his offer last week that included a target of $1.4 trillion in revenues with rate hikes for families with incomes exceeding $250,000.

	Dec. 17, 2012 Obama: Nation Must Answer 'Hard Questions' "We as a nation, we are left with some hard questions," President Obama said late Sunday at a vigil for the 26 victims of Friday's elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., outlining his philosophy for action to prevent violence in the future.

	Dec. 14, 2012 Obama Dodges Fight on Rice, but There's No Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff President Obama accepted the decision by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to withdraw herself from consideration for secretary of state, just as he and House Speaker John Boehner prepared to face off again over the fiscal cliff in a 50-minute session at the White House.

	Dec. 13, 2012 Boehner Facing Scrutiny Within GOP Over Fiscal Cliff Talks House Speaker John Boehner has yet to ink a deal with President Obama, but the Republican already faces an unruly, wary caucus.

	Dec. 10, 2012 Is a Fiscal Cliff Deal on the Way? President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner huddled privately Sunday to outline their positions and to find a middle ground on tax cuts and on ways to avert going over the fiscal cliff next month.

	Dec. 7, 2012 Obama, Boehner to Negotiate One-on-One President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have agreed to negotiate one-on-one in an effort to broker a deal to prevent the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff at year's end.

	Dec. 5, 2012 Obama Takes Fiscal Plan to Business Leaders The "fiscal cliff" will remain an outside game Wednesday, as President Obama makes his case to business leaders while House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, holds a news conference on Capitol Hill.

	Dec. 4, 2012 In His Final Days, LBJ Agonized Over His Legacy Forty years ago this month, Lyndon Johnson was agonized to know that Americans thought of him as the architect not of equal rights and Medicare but the hated Vietnam War. On Jan. 12, 1973, Johnson spoke with Walter Cronkite at his ranch, in what would be his final interview.

	Dec. 4, 2012 White House Dismisses GOP Plan on Fiscal Cliff Four days after having its initial offer to avert the year-end fiscal cliff rejected by House Republicans, the Obama administration got to return the favor Monday when GOP lawmakers put forward a plan with $800 billion in fresh revenues but does not raise tax rates on wealthier Americans.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 29, 2012 Obama Dispatches Officials for Fiscal Cliff Talks The White House will dispatch Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Director of Legislative Affairs Rob Nabors to Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with congressional leaders in an effort to bridge differences on tax rates, spending cuts and entitlement programs that continue to hold up a deal on the fiscal cliff.

	Nov. 28, 2012 Obama Launches Campaign to Gain Support for Tax Plan President Obama is preparing to launch the latest effort in his public relations offensive to convince those inside and outside the Beltway to get behind his approach to avoiding the looming fiscal cliff.

	Nov. 21, 2012 Big Donors Saw Diminishing Returns in Most Expensive Election in History What can we learn from the record-breaking $6 billion spent by candidates, parties and outside groups in the 2012 election? Judy Woodruff talks to Roll Call's Eliza Newlin Carney and Matea Gold of the Los Angeles Times about where all that money came from, who saw the best investment return and the future of campaign spending.

	Nov. 20, 2012 Clinton Heading to Middle East as Attacks Intensify The Obama administration announced Tuesday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will not remain in office for the president's second term, will immediately head to Jerusalem, following a series of intensive airstrikes in the region.

	Nov. 19, 2012 Obama's Myanmar Visit Concerns Some Activists President Obama charted history Monday by becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, which has undertaken rapid political reform in the past year.

	Nov. 16, 2012 President Obama, Congressional Leadership Get Down to Business President Obama, Vice President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will probably be all smiles when White House staff ushers in photographers for a quick minute or two Friday morning.

	Nov. 15, 2012 President Obama Suggests He Has Mandate from Middle Class Still two months from the start of his second term, President Obama stressed again and again that he wants to work for the middle class, saying in his first full-scale news conference since the spring that his only mandate is to help them and stressing that the wealthy can easily pay more in taxes.

	Nov. 14, 2012 President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on Budget With automatic spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to hit in January 2013, President Barack Obama hopes to find a "grand bargain" solution to U.S. budget woes. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, about President Obama's latest efforts to push compromise on Capitol Hill.

	Nov. 14, 2012 Obama Addresses Press on Budget Concerns, Syria, Immigration and Climate Change In his first post-election press conference, President Obama addressed the White House Press Corps on a range of issues, including the so-called "fiscal cliff," the resignation of former CIA director David Petraeus, immigration reform, climate change and more. Kwame Holman reports the highlights of the president's remarks.

	Nov. 14, 2012 Obama Stresses Compromise on Fiscal Cliff in Post-Election Press Conference President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to come to consensus this fall on legislation that would protect middle income earners from a tax increase next year, "so we can give folks some certainty before the holiday season.

	Nov. 9, 2012 Obama to Make Public Statement on Looming Fiscal Cliff With the outlines of a deal to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" beginning to appear, President Obama will do his part to help fill in the picture when he delivers a statement Friday from the East Room of the White House, his first public remarks since his election night speech in Chicago.

	Nov. 8, 2012 With Election Over and Time Running Out, Washington Shifts Focus to Fiscal Cliff Congress returns to Washington next week for a lame duck session to begin to tackle the threat of going over the "fiscal cliff." In the private sector, some business leaders are taking a more vocal stance on the debt crisis and have joined the Campaign to Fix the Debt. Judy Woodruff talks to Aetna CEO Mark T. Bertolini.

	Nov. 8, 2012 President Obama's Quick Pivot From Campaigning to Governing President Obama's first order of business is his second term will be working with congressional leaders to broker an agreement to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," which is set to arrive in January with the expiration of all the President George W. Bush-era tax breaks plus more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts.

	Nov. 7, 2012 Victory in Hand, Obama Extends Olive Branch Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president Tuesday, reassembling the coalition that lifted him to a historic win four years ago and winning at least six of the key battleground states.

	Nov. 7, 2012 President Barack Obama Wins Second Term, Says 'Best Is Yet to Come' Barack Obama accepts re-election as President of the United States at a rally of his supporters at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. President Obama led the 2012 election against Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney after claiming victory in several swing states.

	Nov. 6, 2012 Election Night 2012 The 2012 presidential campaigns wrapped up their efforts and prepared for the results as voters went to the polls on November 6.

	Nov. 6, 2012 Presidential Winners and Losers Through History There have been winners and losers in every presidential election. The suspense of Election Day builds as the votes are tallied. Here are some of those presidential candidates at moments when they discover they have won or lost the U.S. presidency.

	Nov. 6, 2012 Candidates Vote, Keep Busy on Election Day Even though it's Election Day and voters have been heading to the polls, it doesn't mean the candidates aren't keeping busy. Here's what some of them are doing today.

	Nov. 6, 2012 Voters Head to the Polls Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for local and national offices, including for president of the United States. Here are some scenes from polling places.

	Nov. 6, 2012 Fate of Obama, Romney Now in Hands of Voters As is tradition, the small New Hampshire hamlet of Dixville Notch held its vote right at midnight Tuesday, and its residents rendered a split decision, with President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving five votes apiece. It's the first-ever tie recorded there. Is it a harbinger of a long night?

	Nov. 6, 2012 Live Blog: Election 2012 Follow Election Day activities, starting at 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, in our live blog. We'll have on-the-ground reports from our local PBS stations, results as they roll in, and analysis from a cast of NewsHour guests. On Wednesday, watch this space for reaction to results, beginning again at 7 a.m.

	Nov. 5, 2012 Romney Campaign Enlists Help of 'Killer Whale' Project to Get Out the Vote For months now, the Romney campaign has been putting together a high-tech voter monitoring operation to use on Election Day that will identify which of their committed supporters have voted --- and then corral those who haven't. They call it the Orca Project, named for the powerful killer whale.

	Nov. 5, 2012 Obama, Romney Visit Battlegrounds in Last Days of Campaign President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney crisscrossed the country looking to shore up support during the final days of the campaign.

	Nov. 5, 2012 Candidates Barnstorm Battleground States in Last Full Day of Campaigning In a game that's all about numbers, President Obama and Mitt Romney are looking at 83. Those are the combined Electoral College votes up for grabs in states the Associated Press dubs tossups: Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.

	Nov. 2, 2012 Campaigns Prepare to Spin Mostly Positive Jobs Report The economic mood of the country is pretty well set heading into Election Day, but Friday's Labor Department report showing a better than expected 171,000 jobs added in October will certainly be welcome news for President Obama and his re-election team.

	Nov. 1, 2012 As Race Enters Final Days, Campaigns Step Up Ground Game President Obama, Mitt Romney and a team of boosters are fanning out across the country Thursday, with the campaign getting back to real business with five days to go and the aftermath of Sandy still unfolding across the East Coast.



	OCTOBER Oct. 31, 2012 All Tied Up: Poll Shows Deadlocked Race in Final Stretch It's a scary proposition for both campaigns -- a tied race, with both President Obama and Mitt Romney within the margin of error in key battlegrounds. The New York Times/CBS News poll of likely voters out Wednesday found the president leading his rival nationally, 48 percent to 47 percent, with six days to go.

	Oct. 30, 2012 Sandy Shifts Attention to Local Leaders, Away From Presidential Race As Hurricane Sandy barreled up the eastern United States, residents turned their attention from the presidential contest between Presdient Obama and Mitt Romney to state and local officials and the tensions brewing -- or lessening -- among them.

	Oct. 29, 2012 'Frankenstorm' Sandy Becomes Campaigns' October Surprise All politics is local. Especially when swing states are in the path of Hurricane Sandy. President Obama began his day in Orlando, Fla., but will return to the White House to monitor what's been dubbed a monster storm.

	Oct. 26, 2012 Battleground Blitz Continues, New Ads Hit Airwaves Republican nominee Mitt Romney campaigns across the Midwest on Friday, delivering a speech in Iowa before returning to Ohio, the key battleground where he held three events on Thursday. President Obama, meanwhile, will be mass communicating, sitting down for 10 interviews, including seven with battleground state reporters.

	Oct. 25, 2012 Obama, Romney Target Buckeye State Ohio will be the center of the political universe once again Thursday as both President Obama and Mitt Romney make stops in the crucial battleground state. The dueling visits come as a Time magazine poll released found Mr. Obama leading his GOP rival, 49 percent to 44 percent, among likely Ohio voters.

	Oct. 24, 2012 As Campaign Advisers Spin, Candidates Hit the Trail With the race still looking like a jump ball and both campaigns barnstorming a handful of battleground states at a fevered pitch, every incident that can be cast in a negative light will be amplified.

	Oct. 23, 2012 From 'Apology Tour' to Bayonets: Fact-Checking the Debate on Foreign Policy Margaret Warner fact-checks different debate highlights, including Mitt Romney's characterization of President Obama's early overseas trips, what the candidates said about their opponent's and their own defense spending proposals, and the ideal scope and size of the Navy.

	Oct. 23, 2012 With Final Foreign Policy Debate Done, Candidates Start Swing State Sprint The candidates made an eager return to the campaign trail the day after their final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla. Gwen Ifill recaps debate highlights and looks at new ads. Judy Woodruff gets post-debate analysis from Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations.

	Oct. 23, 2012 In Debate, Romney Black-and-White While Obama Shows Shades of Gray President Obama and Mitt Romney's stances on foreign policy might not differ too drastically, but you wouldn't know it by the way they talked Monday night, said two analysts we spoke to after the debate.

	Oct. 23, 2012 Obama, Romney Clash in Foreign Policy Finale The encounter at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., was marked by repeated clashes between the two candidates over foreign affairs and domestic concerns, with President Obama taking a more aggressive approach while Romney appeared more guarded for much of the evening.

	Oct. 22, 2012 Live-Blog of Oct. 22 Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy President Obama and Mitt Romney met Monday night for their third and final presidential debate before voters go to the polls Nov. 6. They described what they would do about Syria and Iran, and what they believe is America's primary duty in the world. The NewsHour live-blogged the event.

	Oct. 22, 2012 Shields and Brooks Post-Debate: Obama, Romney Fail to Distinguish Policy Visions Mark Shields and David Brooks disagree a lot but the political analysts were united when they said the candidates, "felt they had to disagree, even when there wasn't any disagreement." In NewsHour's post-debate analysis, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill review the highlights, remarks and gaffes from the last presidential debate.

	Oct. 22, 2012 In Debate, Romney Touts 'Peace Through Strength,' Obama Focuses on Alliances President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney met in Boca Raton, Fla., for one final debate on foreign policy, moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS News. While Obama emphasized international alliances and coalition building, Romney touted peace through strength in their broader visions for U.S. foreign policy.

	Oct. 22, 2012 Obama, Romney Set for Foreign Policy Debate Body language analysts may not have much to talk about Monday night. President Obama and Mitt Romney will sit side-by-side at a table when they meet for the final presidential debate with 15 days to go until voters decide which of them will live in the White House the next four years.

	Oct. 19, 2012 Shields and Brooks Debrief on the Town Hall Debate, George McGovern's Legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including how Mitt Romney and President Obama fared in the second presidential debate, the political fight for key demographic groups and the long career and legacy of George McGovern, as the politician nears death.

	Oct. 19, 2012 Campaigns to Keep Focus on Battlegrounds Until Election Day The presidential campaigns are grinding it out over the final 18 days in virtually the same battleground states that set the stage for the race at its outset. With both President Obama and Mitt Romney having plenty of money to compete across the nine very different states, this is where the focus will remain.

	Oct. 18, 2012 New Collection Listens in on President Kennedy's Secret White House Tapes A new book, "Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy," shares a treasure trove of the president's secretly-recorded phone calls, meetings and private reflections. Gwen Ifill talks to Ted Widmer, historian and librarian of Brown University, who edited and annotated the tape transcripts.

	Oct. 18, 2012 'Listen In' to J.F.K.'s Secret Tapes Thursday on the NewsHour, Gwen Ifill talks to historian and librarian Ted Widmer, who has authored a new exploration of the Kennedy presidency and his secret White House recordings. You can listen to some of these recently declassified tapes courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

	Oct. 18, 2012 Obama, Romney Step Up Pursuit of Women Voters President Obama and Mitt Romney intensified their focus on women voters Wednesday, following Tuesday's debate that saw issues such as pay equity, abortion rights and contraception move front and center in the campaign.

	Oct. 17, 2012 The Second Presidential Debate In Less Than Eight Minutes If you missed the second presidential debate between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Obama Tuesday night, don't worry! We put together a highlight reel of the debate's best moments.

	Oct. 17, 2012 Obama, Romney Get Testy in Second Debate President Obama and Mitt Romney tangled early and often at their second debate Tuesday night, a feisty faceoff that underscored the heightened stakes of the campaign with just three weeks left until Election Day.

	Oct. 16, 2012 Shields and Gerson Trade Pre-Game Predictions for Town Hall Presidential Debate Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' campaign stops and preparations for the town hall debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Then Gwen Ifill talks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson about their debate anticipations for both candidates.

	Oct. 16, 2012 Clinton Backs Obama, Perot Endorses Romney as Candidates Set to Debate Tune in to the campaign Tuesday, and you might just think you've been transported by time portal to 1992.Yes, that's former President Bill Clinton arguing to the camera about taxes. And Ross Perot is there, too.

	Oct. 15, 2012 Latest Polls Show Presidential Race Closer Than Ever With just over three weeks to go, it would be tough for this presidential race to get any tighter. Fresh polls show President Obama holding a lead within the margin of error over his Republican rival Mitt Romney and with little breathing room in some key swing states.

	Oct. 12, 2012 Vice Presidential Debate Is a Thriller The vice presidential faceoff Thursday night delivered what many were expecting -- a feisty exchange between the two running mates, some laughs and countless GIFs. Vice President Biden also delivered what President Obama had suggested he was looking for: a 90-minute debate in which he was himself.

	Oct. 11, 2012 Fight of the Night: Happy Warrior vs. Likable Wonk Thursday night's vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky., may not change many minds, but we can all agree it's likely to be an entertaining forum.

	Oct. 11, 2012 Judy's Notebook: Less Than 4 Weeks 'Til Election Day, Time For Questions Since the campaign has been going on for what feels like a few years, you'd think that every question under the sun had been asked and answered.

	Oct. 10, 2012 Fresh Batch of Polls Show Race Tightening in Battleground States With each passing day since last week's presidential debate in Denver, there are growing signs that the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney has tightened. The latest batch of evidence came Tuesday in the form of two battleground state polls out of Ohio and New Hampshire.

	Oct. 9, 2012 Post-Debate Polls Show Romney on Rise With four weeks to go until Election Day, Mitt Romney has erased President Obama's lead in the polls following his convincing debate victory in Denver last week.

	Oct. 8, 2012 Romney Will Turn Focus to Middle East Foreign Policy President Obama and Mitt Romney will meet in two weeks for their final debate, which will focus on foreign policy and national security issues. But Romney has decided not to wait to draw contrasts on such matters, traveling Monday to Virginia Military Institute to ratchet up his criticism of Mr. Obama.

	Oct. 4, 2012 Romney Looking for Boost After Strong Debate Performance Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney went on the offensive against President Obama at their first debate Wednesday evening in Denver, sharply criticizing the Democrat's stewardship of the economy.

	Oct. 3, 2012 In Denver, Stakes for First Debate Are a Mile High Wednesday's presidential debate offers President Obama and his rival Mitt Romney a fresh chance to appeal to the American people. And while the stakes are high for each man, it's Romney who must deliver the debate performance of his political career if he wants to turn the contest around.

	Oct. 2, 2012 Polls Show Voters Split Along Gender Lines On the eve of the first presidential debate, a pair of new national polls find President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a close race with support for the two candidates divided sharply along gender lines.

	Oct. 1, 2012 New Poll Reveals Stakes for Wednesday's Debate Heading into Wednesday night's debate, President Obama holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney nationally and a more sizeable advantage in the battleground states that will ultimately decided the November election.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 28, 2012 Three More Battleground Polls Give Obama the Edge President Obama leads Mitt Romney by seven points, 51 percent to 44 percent, in New Hampshire, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist survey. The president also edges his GOP rival in Nevada (49 percent to 47 percent) and North Carolina (48 percent to 46 percent).

	Sept. 27, 2012 Obama Makes Appeal to Voters With 'Kitchen Table' Ad With the first debate right around the corner and the election 40 days away, the Obama campaign took to television Thursday with a new two-minute, direct-to-camera ad that tries to sum up why voters should re-elect the president to the White House.

	Sept. 26, 2012 Romney Fights to Keep Ohio Competitive No Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio, but it appears increasingly likely that Mitt Romney will have to find a path to 270 electoral votes without the Buckeye State if he is to become the 45th president of the United States.

	Sept. 25, 2012 In the Face of GOP Criticism, Addressing Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges In Pueblo, Colo., and at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative, Mitt Romney lambasted President Obama's handling of foreign affairs after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. Gwen Ifill talks to former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns and Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass about the president's foreign policy.

	Sept. 25, 2012 Obama Will Urge U.N. to Confront Iran, Violence in Middle East President Obama will seize the bully pulpit Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a focus on quelling violence spreading abroad and promising the United States will "do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."

	Sept. 24, 2012 President Obama, Romney Make Their Case on '60 Minutes' With just over six weeks to go before voters decide whether President Obama deserves a second term, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the incumbent Democratic president each made their case in interviews Sunday on CBS News' "60 Minutes."

	Sept. 21, 2012 Final Stretch Marks Shift in Money Race President Obama entered the final stretch of the campaign season with $88.8 million in the bank, while his Republican rival Mitt Romney had $50.4 million in cash on hand and $15 million in debt to repay.

	Sept. 20, 2012 Romney: 'This Is a Campaign About the 100 Percent' When Mitt Romney first agreed to participate in a forum hosted by Univision, it came with a singular purpose: to make inroads with Latino. But given the controversy surrounding the comments he made at a private fundraiser, the Republican had another mission when he appeared Wednesday night at the University of Miami.

	Sept. 19, 2012 New Wave of Polls Gives Obama the Advantage Whether you take the national view or go state-by-state, the polls all seem to show the same thing: President Obama has the advantage over Mitt Romney 48 days from Election Day.

	Sept. 18, 2012 For Romney, Leaked Video Creates Fresh Challenges Mitt Romney found himself caught in a political firestorm Monday after the liberal magazine Mother Jones posted video of the Republican presidential nominee criticizing supporters of President Obama during a private fundraiser in Florida earlier this year.

	Sept. 17, 2012 Obama, Romney Shift Focus of Campaign Back to Economy President Obama and Mitt Romney are expected to shift the focus of the presidential campaign back to the economy this week after spending much of last week sparring over foreign policy following the attacks and unrest in Libya and Egypt.

	Sept. 14, 2012 Obama Leads Romney in New Polls of Battleground States President Obama has mocked Mitt Romney's tax plan as "bad math" on the campaign trail. Those same words could also be used to describe the Republican nominee's electoral college outlook based on three new battleground state polls.

	Sept. 13, 2012 Candidates Spar Over Foreign Policy Following Attacks in Libya, Egypt It remains to be seen how long the attacks in Benghazi and Cairo this week will reverberate on the campaign trail, but there is no question that the events overseas have temporarily moved foreign policy to the forefront of the contest.

	Sept. 12, 2012 Killings at American Consulate in Libya Might Shift Campaigns' Focus After months of a remarkable laser focus on domestic policy and even as the anniversary of 9/11 had a more muted tone than in years past, overnight events overseas have unexpectedly shifted the focus of the presidential contest.

	Sept. 11, 2012 Post Convention Polls Show Obama Leads Romney The past 24 hours have delivered a pair of national polls with two clearly distinct snapshots of the state of the presidential race.

	Sept. 10, 2012 Obama Edges Romney in August Fundraising Race President Obama's re-election team announced early Monday morning their effort hauled in $114 million during August, while Mitt Romney's campaign raised $111.6 million in the same period.

	Sept. 7, 2012 Shields and Brooks Wrap on 2012 Democratic National Convention Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about the dreary August jobs report, how undecided voters may have perceived the Democratic National Convention and whether the Republican money advantage will affect the presidential race.

	Sept. 7, 2012 Undecided Voters Weigh in on President Obama's Convention Speech After the end of the 2012 RNC, Ray Suarez talked to six previously undecided Virginians for reaction to that convention. Margaret Warner gathers the same group together again to debrief on President Obama's speech at the 2012 DNC and asks whether any of them are any closer to a choice.

	Sept. 7, 2012 President Obama's Speech Caps Convention On the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., President Obama appealed to voters to give him four more years in the White House, telling them, "Our challenges can be met."

	Sept. 6, 2012 Shields, Brooks, Beschloss, and Smith Analyze President Obama's Speech Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks, alongside historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith, analyze President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention with anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff in the PBS Skybox and Ray Suarez on the convention floor.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Shields, Brooks on Obama's Need to Set Realistic Goals, 'Constituency Coddling' NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to look at excerpts of President Obama's nomination acceptance speech and discuss what he must accomplish: a specific plan for America's advancement that is both realistic and aspirational.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Historians: In Speech, Obama Will Forsake 'Gauzy and Grandiose' for Specificity Richard Norton Smith and Michael Beschloss discuss examples of other presidents pitching themselves to voters for a second term and how President Obama will have to come across as capable of change without admitting defeat.

	Sept. 6, 2012 At DNC, Biographer David Maraniss Compares Presidents Obama and Clinton David Maraniss, author of "Barack Obama: The Story," compares Bill Clinton, "the great explainer," with President Obama the day after the former president delivered a rousing address on behalf of his Democratic successor. While Clinton enjoyed the politics of his term, posits Maraniss, Obama is more of a reflective learner.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Obama Advisers, Congressional Colleagues Look Back on Last Four Years David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel, former advisers to President Obama, discuss his leadership style, his record of decisive action, his unpopular decisions and his attempts to work with legislators on both sides of the aisle.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Rain or Shine, Delegates Set for President's Speech On Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama, who will accept his party's nomination for re-election.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Shields and Brooks Anticipate President Obama 'At Bat' Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the "two exceptional nights" at the Democratic National Convention, and the very high bar set by Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton going into President Obama's nomination acceptance speech.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Clinton, Warren Rev Up DNC Crowd for Main Event: Obama to Take Stage Threat of bad weather pushed the culminating event of the convention -- the nomination acceptance speech by President Obama -- inside, prompting improvisation to accomodate crowds and change the program. Prominent Democratic figures like President Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Warren addressed the convention Wednesday.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Delegates Set for President Obama's Speech On the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters on Thursday are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Former President Clinton Delivers for Obama In wide-ranging speech that stretched for nearly an hour, former President Bill Clinton emphatically made the case for electing President Obama to a second term and attacked the Republican Party platform.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Former President Bill Clinton Delivers for Obama In wide-ranging speech that stretched for nearly an hour, former President Bill Clinton emphatically made the case for electing President Obama to a second term and attacked the Republican Party platform.

	Sept. 6, 2012 Stage Smaller, Stakes Just as High as President Prepares for His Moment CHARLOTTE, N.C. \| President Obama has given plenty of high-stakes speeches. They have been moments to reset his agenda, set pieces to outline the direction he plans to take the country and blueprints for his path forward should he win a second term.

	Sept. 5, 2012 Shields, Brooks on Michelle Obama's 'Home Run,' Bill Clinton as Advocate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill about the critical consensus on the success of Michelle Obama's speech, and how Bill Clinton, a "brilliant advocate," knows how to crystalize an argument.

	Sept. 5, 2012 Michelle Obama Light Ups Democratic Convention The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. The highlight of the night: first lady Michelle Obama's address to the assembled delegates and supporters.

	Sept. 5, 2012 Michelle Obama Light Ups Democratic Convention The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., as first lady Michelle Obama addressed delegates and supporters at Time Warner Cable Arena.

	Sept. 5, 2012 Former President to Make Pitch for Four More Years CHARLOTTE, N.C. \| President Obama's re-election prospects will get a boost Wednesday night from Bill Clinton, who 16 years ago became the first Democratic president since Harry Truman to win a second term.

	Sept. 4, 2012 Start of DNC Met With Protests, Cheer As delegates made their way to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, protesters with Occupy Wall Street South held demonstrations outside.

	Sept. 4, 2012 Start of DNC Met With Protests, Cheer As delegates made their way to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., protesters with Occupy Wall Street held demonstrations outside.

	Sept. 4, 2012 'Enormous Strength' in Isaac-Hit Areas, President Obama Says On Monday, President Obama surveyed the damage after Hurricane Isaac swept through Louisiana and Mississippi.

	Sept. 4, 2012 Final Prep for the Democratic National Convention Monday was a busy day in Charlotte, N.C., the eve of the start of the Democratic National Convention. There was the Charlotte Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest and final preparations at the Time Warner Cable Arena, where first lady Michelle Obama performed her soundcheck.

	Sept. 3, 2012 In Charlotte, a Celebration of Labor, Carolina Hundreds of local and regional labor organization members and supporters marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade on Monday, one day before the start of the Democratic National Convention.

	Sept. 3, 2012 Charlotte Labor Day Parade Local and regional labor organizations marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade from Pearl Street Park to Marshall Park.

	Sept. 3, 2012 Final Preparations for the Democratic National Convention Monday in Charlotte, N.C., saw the Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest, heavy rain and final preparations for the Democratic National Convention, which begins Tuesday.

	Sept. 3, 2012 Protesters Take to the Streets in Charlotte for DNC Protestors provoked by a raft of issues marched through Charlotte, N.C., under the watchful eye of hundreds of police officers. The marchers chanted, sang and carried signs deploring the bailout of failing banks, immigration policies of the United States, bankers' investments in coal production in the region and other issues.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2012 Primer: Obama v. Ryan On Controlling Medicare Spending How would Rep. Paul Ryan's ideas for reforming Medicare differ President Obama's? Proposals for altering the popular program are in the spotlight as both parties hold their national conventions. Here's your primer.

	Aug. 31, 2012 Romney's Speech Caps Republican National Convention The final day of the Republican National Convention featured many speakers who highlighted aspects of Mitt Romney as a husband, father, friend and businessman, not the politician. It also featured Romney delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination for president.

	Aug. 30, 2012 Contrasting Views on Presidential Race from McConnell, Durbin Two party leaders in the U.S. Senate gave sharply contrasting views of the race and Romney's speech in separate interviews with the PBS NewsHour election team of Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Mark Shields and David Brooks Thursday night.

	Aug. 30, 2012 Map Center: What If the Battleground States Go Red? Hari Sreenivasan and Christina Bellantoni explore different election night scenarios, including what the electoral map might look like if swing states go red.

	Aug. 30, 2012 On Day 2 of Republican Convention, Rice and Ryan Speeches Were Standouts Jeffrey Brown recaps speeches by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, standouts from day three of the Republican convention. Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on Mitt Romney's need to show off his authenticity and on Paul Ryan's factual errors.

	Aug. 30, 2012 On the Floor at the RNC: Delegates Respond to Ryan's Speech Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan addressed the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, pledging to take on tough issues, take responsibility and stick to the party's "founding principles. We got reaction from several delegates afterwards.

	Aug. 30, 2012 Paul Ryan's Night in the Spotlight Wednesday night's speaker lineup at the Republican National Convention included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno, Arizona Sen. John McCain, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.

	Aug. 30, 2012 Wednesday's Republican Convention Speakers Wednesday night's speaker lineup at the Republican National Convention included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno, Arizona Sen. John McCain, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Santorum: Romney 'Must Open Up a Window as to Who He Is' Former Pennsylvania senator and presidential contender Rick Santorum told the NewsHour he found presidential contender Mitt Romney "to be pretty normal" and he should reveal more about who he is to voters.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Shields, Brooks on Chris Christie's RNC Speech, Negative Advertising Time for the PBS NewsHour Doubleheader in the Google Hangout! Mark Shields and David Brooks took questions from viewers and correspondent Hari Sreenivasan on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Shields and Brooks on Gov. Christie's Message of Sacrifice, Ryan's Earnestness Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to evaluate convention speeches by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney, to discuss why foreign policy has been a non-issue at the RNC, plus the "wonky earnestness" of Rep. Paul Ryan.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Zooming in on Paul Ryan's Homestate of Wisconsin, a 'Forgotten' Swing State Wisconsin, home territory of Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan, is one of the most polarized states in the nation. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at our Map Center with Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg Political Report and hears from Wisconsin voters about a lack of compromise or unity in politics in their state.

	Aug. 29, 2012 While Economy Talk Dominates the Convention, Exploring Romney's Foreign Policy Though foreign policy has been largely overshadowed by economy talk at the RNC, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff talk to Romney adviser Vin Weber, a former Minn. congressman, as well as former Sen. Norm Coleman about how the nominee would approach the crisis in Syria, negotiating with China, plus President Obama's track record.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Ann Romney Takes the Floor The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

	Aug. 29, 2012 Ann Romney Takes the Floor The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Delegates Standing Apart From the Crowd Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week. While they might have come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president -- Mitt Romney -- many of them stand out from the crowd with a unique look.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Al Cardenas: 'Without Florida, Mitt Can't Win' Tea party activists, social activists, Super Pac independent groups. The Republican party encompasses all these communities, said Al Cardenas of the American Conservative Union in this interview with NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Will Americans Buy Romney's Proposals to Turn Around the Economy? Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk to Romney economic advisers Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia University's School of Business, and John Taylor, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about debt, tax cuts and deregulation. Andy Kohut of Pew Research Group weighs in on how Americans perceive Republican economic policy.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Ann Romney Gets Set to Take Center Stage at RNC Ann Romney is scheduled to address the Republican National Convention Tuesday night in Tampa Bay. The NewsHour was there on the convention floor as she prepped for her speech.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Shields and Brooks on Roll Call Nostalgia, Convention Speech Previews Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about the opening day of the Republican National Convention. They also discuss their nostalgia for the convention roll call and what the nation can expect to hear in speeches from Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Promoting a Presidential Candidate Who Doesn't Savor the Spotlight Gwen Ifill talks to Romney campaign spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom about how Mitt Romney plans to tell Americans about his life, faith and vision for the future as the Republican presidential candidate, plus convention floor 'theater' with Ron Paul supporters and Paul Ryan's role as a game-changer.

	Aug. 28, 2012 Faces of the Delegates at the Republican National Convention Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. While they will come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president, many of them stand out from the crowd with a unique look. Here are some of them.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Protesters, Law Enforcement Converge at RNC About 200 protestors gathered Monday in a park in Tampa, Fla., and marched through the city's streets toward the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. They were matched by a sizable police presence, and inclement weather triggered led to a smaller-than-expected turnout.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Protesters Converge at the RNC About 200 protestors gathered in a Tampa, Fla., park Monday and marched through the city's streets toward the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. They were matched by a sizable police presence, and inclement weather triggered led to a smaller-than-expected turnout.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Shields and Brooks on Mitt Romney's Faith, Ann Romney's Speech Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss 'Day Zero' of the Republican National Convention, how Mitt Romney's Mormon faith may factor into this election, and what David calls "the most important speech of the convention," the upcoming remarks by Ann Romney.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Pew Polls Americans on What They Want to Hear from the Conventions Are political conventions just for policy wonks, journalists and politicos, or do they engage average Americans, as well? That is the question at the heart of a recent poll. Jeffrey Brown talks to Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut from the convention floor about the results of that poll.

	Aug. 27, 2012 As Republican Convention Convenes, Daily Buzz Goes Beyond Convention Floor Political editor Christina Bellantoni talks with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill about the buzz generated on the convention floor and behind the scenes as the Republican convention convenes but postpones major events for one day.

	Aug. 27, 2012 2012 Republican Convention Convenes but Shuffles Schedule Due to Storm Though it looks like Tampa, Fla., will miss the strongest parts of Tropical Storm Isaac, Republican leadership felt as though they had no choice but to delay the events of the Republican convention by one day. Despite the change, breakfasts, rallies, protests and more have continued. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Paul Supporters Rock On at 'We Are the Future Rally' Texas Rep. Ron Paul spoke to a crowd of nearly 10,000 supporters Sunday at the Sun Dome on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, one day before the start of the Republican National Convention.

	Aug. 27, 2012 Ron Paul Rally in Tampa, Fla. On the eve of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Texas Rep. Ron Paul spoke to a crowd of nearly 10,000 supporters Sunday at the Sun Dome on the campus of the University of South Florida.

	Aug. 24, 2012 Washington Week Kicks Off Florida Trip with Town Hall Time and again, the state of Florida manages to be at the epicenter of the political conversation. Gwen Ifill and the Washington Week team traveled there this week to cover the Republican National Convention and host a special Town Hall from St. Petersburg, Fla.

	Aug. 24, 2012 Shields and Brooks On Romney's Comedy Act, NewsHour Wonkiness Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weighed in this week on Mitt Romney's sense of humor and what to expect from Rep. Paul Ryan at the Republican National Convention.

	Aug. 24, 2012 Stage Nearly Set for GOP's Big Show In just a few days, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will drop the "presumptive" and get on with the show. Organizers said they're prepared for any storm that heads their way and have solidified a shift in the convention schedule.

	Aug. 23, 2012 Live From Tampa, Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions Live from Tampa, Fla. ahead of the Republican National Convention, Gwen Ifill answers your questions. Join her for a live chat at 2 p.m. Thursday.

	Aug. 23, 2012 Former President Clinton Makes Pitch for Obama If you're an incumbent president facing a stiff economic headwind, it's only a matter of time before you turn to the most popular figure in your party for some serious help. That's exactly what President Obama is doing Thursday, as his re-election campaign debuts a new television spot starring former President Bill Clinton.

	Aug. 22, 2012 Republicans Hoping for a Bounce in Tampa President Obama and Vice President Biden lead Mitt Romney and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan heading into the national party conventions, but the four-point margin in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll is by no means comfortable.

	Aug. 21, 2012 GOP Trying to Relieve an Akin Headache Rep. Todd Akin was a little-known conservative Republican on his way to joining Sen. Roy Blunt as Missouri's junior senator. Is he now on his way to joining Christine O'Donnell of Delaware as an also-ran who cost the Republican Party a Senate seat and control of the chamber?

	Aug. 17, 2012 Obama Campaign Promises to Lay Off Romney's Taxes...If He Releases Them President Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina issued a public memo to his counterpart on Mitt Romney's team asking that the Republican candidate release more years of his tax returns.

	Aug. 16, 2012 Campaigns Try to Win Over Women Voters If you're a woman living in one of a dozen or so states, chances are you're being courted by President Obama and Mitt Romney.

	Aug. 15, 2012 Negative Campaign Rhetoric Reaches New Level of Ugly The negative tone of the presidential campaign escalated Tuesday with Mitt Romney calling the president "angry and desperate" and Mr. Obama's campaign accusing the Republican challenger of making comments that "seemed unhinged."

	Aug. 14, 2012 Democrats Home In on Ryan Budget Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan campaigned solo Monday for the first time since joining the GOP ticket, but it was Mitt Romney who faced pressure to lay out the differences between his federal budget proposal and the one put forward by his running mate

	Aug. 13, 2012 NewsHour's Lehrer: Moderating Presidential Debate 'an Offer I Could Not Refuse' PBS NewsHour co-founder and executive editor Jim Lehrer will moderate the first national presidential debate on Oct. 3 in Denver, Colo.

	Aug. 13, 2012 With GOP Ticket Settled, Race to Define Ryan Is Underway The GOP ticket is set, and the race to define Rep. Paul Ryan for the American people is underway. Mitt Romney praised his running mate as "a real leader" during their first joint interview Sunday, while President Obama described the Wisconsin lawmaker as the "ideological leader of the Republicans in Congress."

	Aug. 10, 2012 Book Examines Varied 'Tapestry' of Michelle Obama's American Ancestry When Rachel Swarns began research on First Lady Michelle Obama's American lineage, she discovered remarkable family sagas, including the story of Mrs. Obama's white great-great-great-grandfather. Gwen Ifill talks to New York Times' Rachel Swarns about her new book on the genealogy of Michelle Obama, "American Tapestry."

	Aug. 10, 2012 As Negative Attacks Pile Up, Romney's Favorability Ratings Go Down Mitt Romney's favorability ratings were on the upswing ever since he locked down the Republican nomination in April, but there are growing signs that a torrent of negative attacks from President Obama and his Democratic allies have affected voter impressions of the GOP hopeful.

	Aug. 9, 2012 Romney Aide's Health Care Remark Rankles Conservatives While Mitt Romney was able to overcome doubts from conservatives about his health care record as governor of Massachusetts to claim the GOP's presidential nod, the issue has re-appeared after a campaign aide cited Massachusetts' law in defense against a TV attack ad from a pro-Obama super PAC.

	Aug. 8, 2012 Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin Up for Grabs They call them battleground states for a reason. President Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in close races for three of the most hotly contested states this election year: Colorado, Virginia and Wisconsin.

	Aug. 7, 2012 Campaign for the Middle Class Goes On Polls give President Obama a lead over Mitt Romney when it comes to the question of which candidate would be better for the middle class, an advantage Romney will likely have to narrow over the next three months if he is to be victorious come November.

	Aug. 6, 2012 Romney, RNC Raise $101.3 Million in July Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee announced early Monday that they raked in more than $101.3 million in July's 31 days, and together with state party efforts had $185.9 million in the bank at the end of the month.

	Aug. 3, 2012 Jobs Report to Provide Fodder for Both Campaigns For all the numbers swirling in recent days about personal income tax rates, the July jobs report brings the two figures that could most influence the presidential election: the number of total jobs created and the overall unemployment rate.

	Aug. 2, 2012 Obama Steps Up Attack on Romney's Tax Reform Plan For the second consecutive day President Obama's campaign is blasting Mitt Romney's tax reform plan as unfair to middle-class Americans, this time with a personal jab at the former Massachusetts governor's vast wealth.

	Aug. 1, 2012 Swing-State Numbers Look Good for Obama According to a Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll released Wednesday, President Obama appears to have a clear advantage in three battleground states heading into the final stretch of the campaign despite lingering doubts about his handling of the economy.



	JULY July 31, 2012 Romney's Comments in Israel Overshadow Visit to Poland Remarks Mitt Romney made over the weekend in Israel have overshadowed his visit to Poland, where on Tuesday he delivered a major foreign policy speech in Warsaw praising the friendship between the United States and the Eastern European nation.

	July 30, 2012 During Visit to Israel, Romney Endorses Hard Line Against Iran During his visit Sunday in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney endorsed the use of "any and all measures" by the United States and Israel to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, a threat the presumptive Republican presidential nominee deemed America's "highest national security priority."

	July 27, 2012 Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports It's been way too long since we last sat in the NewsHour newsroom for the Doubleheader. But the good news is, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks were reunited this week.

	July 27, 2012 Romney's Trip Abroad: Campaign Peril or Credential Maker? A challenger who lacks foreign policy credentials doesn't have to match a sitting president's international battle scars. All he or she has to do is appear plausible to the voters as a potential commander in chief.

	July 27, 2012 Campaign 2012 Panoramas Zeke Miller of BuzzFeed, Jon Ward of Huffington Post and PBS NewsHour's very own Travis Daub snapped panoramic photographs of campaign and political events over the last several months. Get a sense of what it would feel like to look around on the trail with these 360-degree images.

	July 27, 2012 Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe We're 101 days from Election Day, but everyone's looking overseas. The Olympics, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics, since Mitt Romney is in the country for the first leg of his six-day campaign trip abroad.

	July 26, 2012 British Paper Puts Romney on Defense as Foreign Trip Begins It wasn't the first time an unnamed adviser's comment to the media sparked a political spat, and it's highly unlikely to be the last before Nov. 6. It also wasn't the headline presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney probably wanted as he began his trip abroad and certainly not what he wanted to be defending.

	July 25, 2012 Obama Leads in New Poll, Plays Defense Over Small Business Comment One thing we know for certain: Polls taken in July don't tell us what will happen on Election Day. But what surprised pollsters who conducted the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll is how little things have changed despite major events over the last month.

	July 24, 2012 Candidates' Foreign Policy Stances Take Center Stage With Mitt Romney planning to visit England, Israel and Poland, the Republican is looking to contrast himself sharply with President Obama. He will begin that push Tuesday afternoon in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention.

	July 23, 2012 After Pause in Politics, Campaigns Evaluate the Next Focus President Obama's brief remarks Sunday night were aimed to honor the victims of the mass shooting instead of focusing on the man who committed the horrific act. They were devoid of politics, even as some in Washington looked to revive a debate over gun control.

	July 22, 2012 Obama Seeks to Comfort Families as Aurora Remembers Shooting Victims President Obama told the nation Sunday night that he hoped Americans would not only remember the victims killed and injured in the tragic theater shooting in Colorado, but also focus on the determination, resilience and courage shown by many as the massacre was happening.

	July 20, 2012 Colo. Shooting to Influence Friday's Campaign Rhetoric There are events that transcend politics in America, and the Thursday night shooting at a movie theater outside Denver is one such example. The tragic killing of at least a dozen people will likely result in the pause button being hit for at least a day in what has been a brutal stretch of the campaign.

	July 19, 2012 Obama, Romney Look to Define Campaign on Their Terms Can President Obama's re-election team define Mitt Romney before the economy defines the Democrat's presidency? That has become the race within the race of the 2012 campaign as three consecutive months of discouraging employment reports have taken their toll on the president's standing among the American people.

	July 18, 2012 Sharpened Attacks Mark Shift to Bruising Phase of Campaign With President Obama's campaign posing questions about what might be in Mitt Romney's tax returns, the GOP candidate's campaign is firing back with a query of its own Wednesday: "Where did all the money go?"

	July 17, 2012 New Obama TV Ad Hammers Romney on Release of Taxes The Obama campaign is welcoming Mitt Romney to Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a new television ad that keeps up the drumbeat over the presumptive GOP nominee's taxes.

	July 16, 2012 Obama's Campaign Attack Strikes a Familiar Tune On the trail this year, Mitt Romney has made it a habit to go phrase-by-phrase through several verses of "America the Beautiful." The tune was also the central focus of a tough new television ad that President Obama's re-election campaign says will air in key swing states.

	July 13, 2012 Romney's New Strategy: Frame Obama as Just Another Politician Mitt Romney and his Republican allies have signaled a new strategy in an attempt to undermine something that was a strength for President Obama in 2008: Tell voters that the president is just like every other politician.

	July 12, 2012 An Election on Facebook: Old Media Enters New World Do "likes" on Facebook translate to votes? Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily-Download.com examine that issue with Ray Suarez and also explore why traditional news outlets are partnering with social media sites this election year.

	July 11, 2012 House GOP Pushes Health Care Repeal as Candidates Target Battleground States The Republican-led House of Representatives will render judgment on President Obama's signature health care law for the 31st time on Wednesday. The final tally isn't a certainty, but the result will be the same: It will still be the law of the land tomorrow.

	July 10, 2012 President Obama, Romney Tied in Latest Washington Post-ABC Poll Less than four months until Election Day, President Obama and Mitt Romney have almost no room for error, as the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll has the Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger tied at 47 percent among registered voters.

	July 9, 2012 Obama's Search for Himself: 'A Classic Odyssey' Judy Woodruff speaks with author and journalist David Maraniss about his new book, "Barack Obama: The Story", which describes President Obama's earlier years and how he tried to find his own way.

	July 9, 2012 From Kansas to Washington, Barack Obama's 'Story' Different chapters of a president built from "randomness."

	July 9, 2012 Political Checklist: Tax Talk and Name Calling Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and I talked Monday about the other thing heating up Washington this week: tax cuts.

	July 9, 2012 David Maraniss on Writing Obama's 'Story' "No life could have been more the product of randomness than that of Barack Obama," writes author David Maraniss. In his latest biography, "Barack Obama: The Story," Maraniss narrates a series of events in the president's family history that put him on the road to attaining the highest office in American politics.

	July 9, 2012 Watch President Obama's Tax Cuts Speech President Obama plans to announce Monday a renewed pressure campaign on Congress related to the issue of tax cuts, specifically calling for lawmakers to pass a one-year extension of the President Bush-era tax cuts for families making less than $250,000 a year.

	July 9, 2012 President Obama Set to Renew Battle Over Bush Tax Cuts Three days after a third consecutive disappointing jobs report, President Obama intends to shift his attention Monday to the issue of tax fairness, calling on Congress to pass a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for families making less than $250,000 a year.

	July 4, 2012 U.S. Observes Sultry Fourth of July Heat and hardship didn't stop Americans from celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday with parades barbecues and fireworks. But prolonged power outages, record high temperatures and wildfires made it a challenging Fourth of July for many. Gwen Ifill reports.

	July 3, 2012 Romney, GOP Split on Whether Health Care Mandate Is a Tax In its ruling in favor of President Obama's health care law, the Supreme Court handed Republicans a political weapon by calling the individual mandate a tax. But likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney appears set to disarm his party's attacks by siding with the president in terms of how the mandate is interpreted.

	July 2, 2012 Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling Dominates Debate, Shapes Election Reports that Chief Justice John Roberts switched his vote to uphold President Obama's health care law aside, what remains clear is that last week's Supreme Court decision will reverberate on the campaign trail, shaping the outcomes of elections on Nov. 6 and beyond.



	JUNE June 29, 2012 Supreme Court Ruling Moves to Campaign Trail "It should be pretty clear by now that I didn't do this because it was good politics," President Obama said Thursday, using the Supreme Court's blessing of his signature legislation to re-frame the health care debate in terms of how Americans can be helped by the law.

	June 28, 2012 While Dems Celebrate Health Care Decision, GOP Leaders Threaten Repeal The Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act reverberated on the campaign trail Thursday. Judy Woodruff talks to politics editor Christina Bellantoni about how will it play out this election year.

	June 27, 2012 Obama Ahead in Battlegrounds Despite Economic Concerns The latest snapshot of the presidential race reveals President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a close race nationally, but it also finds the Democratic incumbent in a stronger position when it comes to the battleground states that will ultimately decide which of the two men takes the oath of office in January 2013.

	June 26, 2012 Both Sides Claim Victory After Court's Ruling on Ariz. Immigration Law With a big decision on the health care reform law still to come, the Supreme Court on Monday delivered a handful of significant rulings, chief among them a split decision on Arizona's immigration law that each side spun as a victory.

	June 25, 2012 All Eyes on Supreme Court for Health Care, Immigration Rulings Monumental. Crucial. Consequential. Pick whatever word you want, but there is no denying that what happens this week at the Supreme Court will have far-reaching implications for the fall campaign and beyond.

	June 22, 2012 Obama Draws Distinctions With Romney On Immigration President Obama took his turn before a conference of Latino officials Friday, leading off his remarks with a "gracias" and telling the crowd "it's a pleasure to be here with so many friends" in Spanish. He quickly drew a distinction between himself and Mitt Romney, who addressed the crowd Thursday.

	June 22, 2012 Bain Back in Spotlight as Romney Releases Ads in Four Swing States A Washington Post investigation on Bain Capital has provided Mitt Romney's rivals with fresh fodder, and it's no surprise President Obama's re-election team and aligned forces jumped on the story.

	June 22, 2012 The Apple War: How One Man Took On the Nation's Divisive Politics Gwen Ifill talks applesauce and silo politics in her weekly blog post. Go behind the scenes of her recent reporting trip to Ohio for the PBS NewsHour.

	June 21, 2012 Campaign Finance Reports Reveal Shifting Dynamic in Presidential Campaigns The latest campaign finance reports revealed Priorities USA, a super PAC supporting President Obama, closed some of the fundraising gap with Restore Our Future, a group supporting Mitt Romney. Jeffrey Brown, Ken Vogel of Politico and Matea Gold of the Los Angeles Times discuss the latest on campaign fundraising.

	June 21, 2012 Economic Gains in Key States Pose Messaging Dilemma for Romney For Mitt Romney, the improving jobs picture in some battleground states led by Republican governors has made it a bit tougher to label President Obama's economic record a failure.

	June 20, 2012 Take a Deep Breath: Veepstakes Aren't Over Yet Let's get something straight. You aren't going to learn about Mitt Romney's choice to be his running mate by reading a newspaper or clicking on a story. Especially not in June.

	June 19, 2012 New Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama on Immigration Decision Poll after poll has consistently shown President Obama with an overwhelming advantage over Mitt Romney among Hispanic voters. Friday's move to halt deportations of some undocumented immigrants also appears to be going over well with a broad spectrum of voters.

	June 18, 2012 President's Decision on Immigration Shapes Campaign Weekend President Obama's move to loosen deportation rules for nearly 1 million young, undocumented immigrants has brought immigration back to the political stage, as both sides continue to battle for the hearts and minds of the growing Hispanic population.

	June 15, 2012 Romney Responds to President Obama's Immigration Decision Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney reacted to President Obama's decision to ease deportation policy for some young people living in the country illegally outside his campaign bus in Milford, New Hampshire Friday.

	June 15, 2012 Watergate Remembered: Watch PBS's 1973 Special Report "How high did the scandals reach and was President Nixon himself involved?" That was what the NewsHour's Robert MacNeil, then co-anchoring with Jim Lehrer, dubbed "the ultimate question" as the program began its gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Watergate hearings on May 17, 1973.

	June 15, 2012 Forty Years Later, Watergate Still Intrigues The NewsHour's Jim Lehrer shared the stage with Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and a host of other speakers whose lives were influenced by the Watergate cover-up to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the break-in.

	June 15, 2012 Obama Relaxes Deportation Rules for Some Undocumented Youth Hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children will no longer be subject to deportation, according to a statement released Friday by the Department of Homeland Security highlighting a policy change for the Obama administration on immigration.

	June 15, 2012 Romney Campaign Previews Bus Tour Mitt Romney's five-day, six-state bus tour set to launch Friday will take the candidate to turf friendly to President Obama, a top campaign strategist told reporters at a morning briefing at the team's headquarters in Boston.

	June 15, 2012 Romney Bus Tour Begins After Day of Economic Debate Mitt Romney is hitting the road in his first real battleground barnstorm. The presumptive Republican nominee's bus tour began Friday morning in New Hampshire and will cross through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and Michigan over the next few days.

	June 14, 2012 Political Parodies on Twitter: 'Mockery Can Be a Very Effective Tool' As part of an ongoing series on how candidates use social media this election season, Margaret Warner and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how parody accounts of politicians and surrogates on Twitter and Pinterest are creating buzz online.

	June 14, 2012 Gwen's Take: Dearth of Civility in the Public Square In her weekly blog, Gwen Ifill looks at how we disagree -- on the playground, over the airwaves, and along the campaign trail.

	June 14, 2012 Sen. John McCain: 'There Will Be Scandals' in New, Money Fueled Campaigns Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has criticized President Obama's foreign policy on Syria and has called for an independent investigation into high-profile leaks on drone attacks and cyber warfare. The 2008 Republican presidential nominee speaks with Judy Woodruff in his Senate office.

	June 14, 2012 High Political Theater in Ohio as Obama, Romney Duel Economic Rhetoric Fighting for attention Thursday in Ohio, President Obama accused Republican rival Mitt Romney of pursuing policies that would plunge the nation back into financial crisis, while Romney attacked the president's economic stewardship. Jeffrey Brown reports.

	June 14, 2012 Can Campuses Muster Obama Enthusiasm of 2008? The home of the University of Michigan is in its quiet summer mode in June, as most students have gone home or off to internships. But as the 2012 presidential campaign begins to gear up a question hangs in the air here: Whither the college vote in 2012?

	June 14, 2012 Ohio in Spotlight as Obama, Romney Make Economic Pitch Both men on the Nov. 6 presidential ballot will appeal to Ohio voters Thursday with events aimed at showcasing how each would be a better steward of the economy.

	June 13, 2012 Democrats: Barber's Win in Arizona Puts GOP 'on Notice' Democrats have a new hero in Congressman-elect Ron Barber. The onetime aide to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords won Tuesday's special contest to serve out the remainder of her term and gives the insurgent party new hope to reclaim control of the House this fall.

	June 12, 2012 Political Checklist: President's Economic Comments Under Scrutiny In this week's Political Checklist, I chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about how President Obama's remarks about the economy Friday continue to be fodder on the campaign trail.

	June 12, 2012 Arizona Voters Set for Special Election to Replace Giffords Voters in Arizona will select a successor to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a special election Tuesday, five months after the Democratic congresswoman stepped down to focus on her recovery from injuries caused by a gunshot wound to the head during a campaign event outside a Tucson grocery store in January 2011.

	June 11, 2012 Obama Remark Sets Off Weekend Economy Battle The campaigns of President Obama and Mitt Romney seem intent on fighting another round of the battle that began Friday when the president said during a White House press conference that "the private sector is doing fine."

	June 8, 2012 Ifill \| Election 2012: All the Bright and Shiny Objects Gwen Ifill muses about distractions on the campaign trail: 'Will this be a sober standoff over economic stress and solutions? Or are we just as likely to spend the rest of this year consumed with the latest utterances of Jeremiah Wright and Donald Trump?

	June 8, 2012 Romney Touts Successful Jobs Record in New TV Spot A TV ad released Friday by Mitt Romney's campaign goes right at the heart of President Obama's attack on his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, which frequently cites the statistic that the state dropped to 47th in job creation while he was in charge.

	June 7, 2012 'First Surrogate' Michelle Obama Campaigns in Virginia After a stampede of surrogates left President Obama's talking points trampled by the wayside over the past few weeks, the president turned to the one person he knew he could trust to deliver his message to voters in the battleground state of Virginia: his wife Michelle.

	June 7, 2012 Two Views of the Economy Add Up to Two Different Worlds Two different worlds.

	June 7, 2012 Obama Campaign, Democrats Raise $60 Million in May President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee raked in more than $60 million in May, a product of some major fundraising contests and yet another sign that greenbacks will be flying at full speed for the next five months.

	June 6, 2012 What Walker's Win Means for November Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker scored a decisive victory Tuesday, becoming the first governor in U.S. history to successfully turn back a recall election, and bringing to an end 16 months of tumult in the state that followed his decision to cut nearly all collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

	June 5, 2012 Bill Clinton on Criticism of Romney's Bain Capital Role Speaking with the PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton discussed whether it was fair for President Obama's campaign to criticize Republican challenger Mitt Romney over his role at Bain Capital. He also spoke about the Clinton Global Initiative's efforts to spur job creation.

	June 5, 2012 What Does the Wisconsin Recall Mean for November? In a year when most analysts are expecting a close presidential election, nearly everyone is also looking for a way to figure how the vote will break. That's why there has been so much chatter about Tueday's gubernatorial recall election in Wisconsin.

	June 5, 2012 Voters Have Their Say in Six Contests With Implications for November Tuesday marks an exciting Election Day as voters in six states head to the polls to decide, among other things, whether Wisconsin should become the third state ever to recall a governor and if some members of Congress should go home for good.

	June 4, 2012 POTUS and QEII: How Many Presidents Has Queen Elizabeth Met? Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on the throne this week, a reign that has covered 12 U.S. presidents.

	June 4, 2012 Queen Elizabeth and U.S. Presidents Over the Decades Over her 60-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II has been photographed with nearly a dozen U.S. presidents at galas, giving tours and simply enjoying life on horseback.

	June 4, 2012 Obama Attacks Romney's Record on Job Growth President Obama's re-election team is investing heavily in a new television spot directly attacking Mitt Romney's core argument for the Nov. 6 contest: that he knows how to create jobs and as president he would revive the struggling economy.

	June 1, 2012 Presidential Gathering Overshadowed by Edwards Verdict Summing up Thursday in politics: A guy who desperately wanted to be president upstaged another guy who wants the job, two former commanders in chief and the one currently living in the White House.



	MAY May 31, 2012 The Decorum, Skullduggery and Rivalries of the Presidents Club Time magazine editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy explore how current and former American presidents interact with one another in their new book, "The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity." The authors spoke with Gwen Ifill about cross-party mentoring and the infighting that can occur.

	May 31, 2012 Sizing Up Which Presidential Campaigns Are #Winning in Twitter Influence As part of an ongoing series on how candidates use social media this election season, Margaret Warner and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how influential the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns are on Twitter. They also examine John Edwards' standing in the Twittersphere.

	May 31, 2012 Former Presidents Look to One Another For Advice, Friendship The five living American presidents have come together to uphold a modern tradition begun by Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman: A team born from the U.S.'s highest executive office. Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy write about its secrets in their new book, "The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity."

	May 31, 2012 New Polls Show Campaigns' Dead Heat Hasn't Lifted A new poll from NBC-Marist finds President Obama and Mitt Romney deadlocked in Colorado, Iowa and Nevada. While voters in these three battleground states are more optimistic about the economy and believe the president inherited a fiscal crisis, the poll found Mr. Obama is harmed by a sense that the nation is on the wrong track.

	May 30, 2012 On to November: Romney Earns Spot to Face President With little fanfare, Willard Mitt Romney crossed an important threshold Tuesday. The 65-year-old former governor of Massachusetts clinched enough primary delegates to earn the Republican Party's nomination to face President Obama on the Nov. 6 ballot.

	May 29, 2012 Pollster: Democrats Should Bait GOP on Latino Issues With polls showing two-thirds of Latino voters supporting President Barack Obama for re-election, the Republican Party faces an uphill battle to capture the Hispanic electorate in November.

	May 29, 2012 Romney Set to Clinch GOP Nomination With Texas Victory Texas, home to the last two Republican presidents, will be the state that pushes Mitt Romney across the 1,144 delegate threshold Tuesday. The presumptive Republican nominee is 68 delegates shy of that mark with 152 up for grabs in the Lone Star State.

	May 25, 2012 Financially Struggling Voters Split Between Obama and Romney As the nation prepares to spend a long weekend honoring the armed forces and gathering in backyards for barbecues, the economy continues to be the dominant issue in politics.

	May 24, 2012 Five Months - But Who's Counting? With a little more than five months to go until Election Day, Memorial Day about to signal the start of summer, and polls showing the presidential race very close, it's a good time to think about what to keep an eye on as the campaign kicks into high gear.

	May 24, 2012 The Daily Frame President Obama receives a painting of Air Force One during the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs on Wednesday.

	May 24, 2012 New Romney Ad Gives Another Preview of 'Day One' in Office Mitt Romney continues to frame his campaign as the answer to a simple question: What would his presidency be like on Day One. A new television ad out Thursday -- like his first, also released in Spanish -- details three things the Republican would do on Jan. 20, 2013.

	May 23, 2012 New Poll, Same Story: Obama Holds Narrow Lead Over Romney For the second day in a row, a new national poll gives President Obama a narrow lead over Mitt Romney despite apprehension among voters about the state of the economy.

	May 22, 2012 Poll: Obama, Romney Deadlocked; Economy Remains Top Concern Will President Obama's re-election fate mirror what happened to Presidents George W. Bush or George H.W. Bush? A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday gives reasons to support both outcomes, depending on which metrics are examined.

	May 21, 2012 Obama: Romney's Bain Record 'Worth Examining' President Obama called Mitt Romney's business experience at Bain Capital fair game Monday during a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Chicago.

	May 21, 2012 Obama Campaign Renews Attacks on Romney's Tenure at Bain On Monday, the Obama campaign will again go after Mitt Romney's record as an executive at Bain Capital by focusing on a paper company that closed a plant in Marion, Ind. It's the second attack in a week that goes directly after Romney's business record.

	May 18, 2012 History's Romance: Why Politics Past Beats Politics Present Is it just my imagination, or have politics and politicians grown smaller?I've been flirting with this conclusion after diving into two enjoyable presidential history books by night while covering 2012 politics by day.

	May 18, 2012 In New Ad, Romney Previews Agenda for First Day in Office So, what would a Mitt Romney presidency be like? His campaign is giving voters a preview of what the Republican just might do on January 20, 2013, outlining a positive message in Romney's first television ad of the general election, a spot featuring upbeat music and three key promises.

	May 17, 2012 Conservative Group Rejects Ad Proposal Tying Obama to Wright A proposed $10 million TV ad campaign linking President Obama to his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, right, will reportedly not make it to the small screen.

	May 17, 2012 Report: Conservative Super PAC Planning 'Provocative' Attack on Obama The New York Times reports that a Republican super PAC is planning a major attack on President Obama, rehashing a ghost from the 2008 campaign. A 54-page document leaked to the newspaper suggests that the president's one-time, controversial pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is the subject of a proposed ad campaign.

	May 16, 2012 Obama Campaign Raises $43.6 Million in April The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $43.6 million in April, a sign of the president's continued fundraising advantage over Mitt Romney.

	May 15, 2012 New Polls Show Public More Optimistic About Economy If polls are just a snapshot in time, then the picture at the moment reveals a growing sense of optimism among voters about the country's economic future.

	May 14, 2012 Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Business Record The Obama campaign is out Monday with a harsh new attack on presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a multi-platform push that outlines what his re-election team says is Romney's "business philosophy and what it would mean for the American economy."

	May 11, 2012 Donations Flood Obama Campaign After Gay Marriage Announcement President Obama's change of heart on same-sex marriage is helping him raise some serious coin. Since his announcement Wednesday, the president's re-election campaign has experienced "a major surge in contributions," reports the Washington Post.

	May 10, 2012 LBJ's 'Passage of Power': The Transformation of a 'Legislative Genius' Historian Robert Caro has spent nearly four decades telling the story of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Gwen Ifill and Caro discuss the pivotal four years between 1960 and 1964 when Johnson rose from senator to an overshadowed vice president, and then to president -- the premise of his latest biography, "The Passage of Power."

	May 10, 2012 Biographer Caro: LBJ Used 'Full Potential' of Presidential Power Historian Robert Caro has spent nearly four decades telling the story of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. On Thursday's NewsHour, Caro sits down with Gwen Ifill. Here is an extended exchange from their discussion plus some photos from his latest book.

	May 10, 2012 Obama: Support for Gay Marriage 'May Hurt' Politically President Obama said it would be hard to argue that his personal support of same-sex marriage and his reversal on the issue are for political advantage. The president's team doesn't seem to think so, however.

	May 9, 2012 NRCC Chairman: Romney on Ticket Will Boost GOP House Candidates Mitt Romney's candidacy will help the GOP pick up seats in Congress this fall, Rep. Pete Sessions, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told reporters Wednesday.

	May 9, 2012 Lugar's Loss Raises Questions for November s longtime senators, the media's chattering class and political consultants ponder the meaning of Sen. Richard Lugar's overwhelming loss in Indiana's Republican primary, the prevailing question will be: What does it mean for November?

	May 8, 2012 Santorum Endorses Romney Via Email, Offers Political Advice Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum finally endorsed presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but he made clear he wants to have a say in the direction of the campaign.

	May 7, 2012 Obama, Romney in Tight Race for Battleground States President Obama and Mitt Romney received a fresh sign Monday of their standing in a dozen key battleground states where the fall election is likely to be decided.

	May 4, 2012 Romney Knocks Obama on Economy Ahead of Rally in Ohio With a mixed jobs report out Friday, Mitt Romney is keeping up his attacks on President Obama's economic record. The issue is where Romney stands strongest in a general election matchup -- one reason he keeps returning to it after diversions on other issues.

	May 3, 2012 Poll: Obama, Romney in Dead Heat in Florida, Ohio President Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a dead heat in two states that will likely play a deciding role in November's election: Florida and Ohio.

	May 2, 2012 Obama's Trip to Afghanistan Eclipses Bin Laden Debate Mitt Romney got a stark reminder Tuesday of just how difficult it is to run against an incumbent president who has command of the bully pulpit.

	May 1, 2012 Obama Ad Knocks Romney for Outsourcing Jobs, Swiss Bank Account This May Day marks President Obama's first television attack ad aimed squarely at Mitt Romney.



	APRIL April 30, 2012 Former President Clinton: Obama 'Deserves to Be Re-Elected' Former President Bill Clinton summed up his arguments for the re-election of President Obama to high-dollar donors in Northern Virginia on Sunday night and issued a sharp rebuke of eventual GOP nominee Mitt Romney as too extreme for the country.

	April 27, 2012 House Speaker Boehner Enters Presidential Campaign Fray House Speaker John Boehner endorsed Mitt Romney just last week, and by Thursday he had turned into one of the presumptive GOP nominee's fiercest allies on Capitol Hill, launching a sharp rebuke of President Obama's trip to three college campuses, where he urged Congress to prevent a doubling of student interest loan rates.

	April 26, 2012 Obama Campaign: 'Welcome to the General Election' President Obama plans to kick off his general election campaign next weekend with a pair of rallies in two key battleground states -- Ohio and Virginia. Both events will be held at universities -- Ohio State in Columbus and Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond.

	April 25, 2012 Romney Sweeps Primaries in Five States, Turns Focus to Obama With his sweep of five states Tuesday, Mitt Romney seized the GOP nomination and made clear that his focus would now be directed squarely on President Obama.

	April 24, 2012 Romney Set to Take Care of Unfinished Primary Business While the GOP primary battle is all but over, Mitt Romney remains 447 delegates short of the total needed to clinch the nomination. But he is expected to put a serious dent in that number Tuesday, when voters in five states -- worth 231 delegates -- head to the polls to cast ballots.

	April 23, 2012 Economic Picture in Swing States Could Boost Obama While a pair of recent surveys have shown Mitt Romney with an advantage when it comes to having better ideas to fix the economy, the economic data in key battleground states appear to favor President Obama.

	April 20, 2012 GOP Establishment Gets Behind Romney It's a big day for Mitt Romney, who will be embraced by GOP establishment figures during the Republican National Committee's meeting of state chairmen and officials in Scottsdale, Ariz.

	April 19, 2012 Obama, Romney Set Sights on Battleground Ohio President Obama marked his 20th trip to Ohio on Wednesday, illustrating that while the path to re-election might go through multiple states, this crucial battleground will remain ground zero for his contest with Mitt Romney.

	April 18, 2012 Obama, GOP Begin Major Push for Hispanic Voters The next stage in identity politics has arrived, with both President Obama's campaign and the Republican Party making a major push to win over the growing number of Hispanic voters in major battleground states.

	April 17, 2012 New Polls Offer Different General Election Previews Three new polls took their first crack at the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney, and they each paint a different picture of the Nov. 6 contest.

	April 16, 2012 Obama, DNC Raise $53 Million in March President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $53 million in March, a figure they announced Monday morning via a peppy web video starring donors who outlined the totals.

	April 13, 2012 Mommy Wars Erupt in Campaigns' Fight for Women Voters While campaigns attempt to capitalize on a Democratic consultant's dig at Ann Romney, most of America likely isn't caring that much about what a television pundit thinks of the woman who could become first lady.

	April 12, 2012 Female Voters in Spotlight of Romney, Obama Battle A newly emboldened Mitt Romney, bolstered by his now-inevitable claiming of the GOP nod to challenge President Obama, knows his weakness. Multiple polls showing a gender gap between the Republican contender and the Democratic president were a clear warning sign for Team Romney.

	April 11, 2012 Game On! General Election Begins In this week's Political Checklist, political editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondent Judy Woodruff about the challenges facing Mitt Romney and President Obama as they look at the general election.

	April 11, 2012 Romney Racing to Retool For November, Obama Team Readies Attacks Rick Santorum's exit from the presidential primary race made the next 140 days a whole lot easier for Mitt Romney. Instead of conversations about delegate counts, Team Romney will be laying out paths to victory in swing states.

	April 10, 2012 Poll Shows Obama vs. Romney Is Pitched Battle Over Economy A Washington Post-ABC poll finds that President Obama leads Mitt Romney in a general election matchup, 51 percent to 44 percent. The survey also shows that Mr. Obama "has a better than 2-to-1 advantage as the more friendly and likable of the two," but offers another indication this battle will be waged over the economy.

	April 9, 2012 American Crossroads Plans Anti-Obama Push, Romney Looks to Close Deal in Pa. With the day mostly quiet on the campaign trail and 30,000 kids and family members at the White House rolling Easter eggs on the South Lawn, it could be one of the last somewhat friendly days of this election season.

	April 6, 2012 Obama Campaign Slams Romney Over Financial Disclosure, Personal Taxes The disclosure wars began in earnest on Thursday, with President Obama's campaign lighting up the outcry machine over a Washington Post story about Mitt Romney's finances.

	April 5, 2012 Romney Takes Lead in Pennsylvania, Santorum Takes a Break A new survey from the left-leaning Public Policy Polling shows front-runner Mitt Romney leading Rick Santorum, 42 percent to 37 percent, in Pennsylvania, a swing of "23 points in the last four weeks."

	April 4, 2012 SCOTUS v. POTUS: The Role of the Supreme Court, Historically President Obama made his feelings known this week on the Supreme Court, "judicial activism" and "those who would overturn" the health reform law. Some say he's gone too far. Jeffrey Brown discusses the historical tug-of-war between the president and the Court with Georgetown Law's Louis Michael Seidman and Randy Barnett.

	April 4, 2012 For Santorum, Writing Is on the Wall Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum sounded defiant as ever in his speech Tuesday night, but after a sweep by Mitt Romney in contests in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin, the writing on the wall looks like it's been done in permanent marker.

	April 4, 2012 General Election Begins After Romney's Sweep Mitt Romney's decisive sweep Tuesday of Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., solidifies what President Obama's team in Chicago has thought all along: The former Massachusetts governor is the president's sole foe.

	April 3, 2012 Translate This: a Campaign in Every Language Do you read or write a language other than English? If so, we need your help. In partnership with the Participatory Culture Foundation through the Universal Subtitles project, the all-volunteer PBS NewsHour captioning and translation team is up and running.

	April 3, 2012 Stakes Are High in Wisconsin for Santorum, Romney As former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has picked up momentum and endorsements over the last few weeks, his armor of inevitability has grown and the campaign of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has seemed to struggle.

	April 3, 2012 For Romney, Wisconsin Might Be Final Hurdle to Nomination As voters in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin head to the polls Tuesday, there are nearly 100 delegates at stake in the GOP presidential primary. Mitt Romney is poised to net at least half of those, with Wisconsin being the prime target as he starts ignoring Rick Santorum and focusing on President Obama.

	April 2, 2012 Obama Leading Romney Among Women in Swing States President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 2-to-1 among women under 50, according to a new Gallup/USA Today poll.



	MARCH March 30, 2012 Court Arguments, Budget Debate to Shape Presidential Campaign While no presidential primary contests were held this week, two key events from the last few days are shaping how the general election will be framed this fall: the Supreme Court arguments on the health reform law and a House vote on the GOP budget blueprint.

	March 28, 2012 Gingrich Cuts Staff, Schedule in Bid to Revive Struggling Campaign Newt Gingrich is laying off staff and cutting back his campaign schedule to focus on wooing delegates in the event Mitt Romney fails to reach the 1,144 needed to claim the nomination before the GOP convention.

	March 27, 2012 Court of Public Opinion Weighs In on Health Care Reform Law The Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Tuesday about whether a national insurance mandate is constitutional. At the same time, the health care law is getting a fresh look in the court of public opinion.

	March 26, 2012 Santorum: Romney 'Worst Republican' to Face Obama; Picks Fight With Press During an evening rally in Wisconsin, Rick Santorum called on a crowd of supporters to reject former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama," Santorum said.

	March 23, 2012 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public.

	March 23, 2012 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures A big part of a politician's daily life is the photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing is used more often than animals to help highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to voters. Here's a look back at some political animals - and their pets - from the grueling campaign trail to the lawns of the White House.

	March 23, 2012 Pew Poll: Voters Have Negative Impression of Romney "No way." That was the reaction from 31 percent of a pool of potential voters when asked by Pew pollsters to use one word to describe Mitt Romney. The most frequent words used were "no," "no way," "rich," "flip-flopper," "idiot" and "arrogant."

	March 22, 2012 Romney Draws Fire Over Aide's 'Etch A Sketch' Comment The morning after Mitt Romney's double-digit victory in Illinois and on the same day he received the endorsement of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, those gains were, shall we say, wiped clean. By a gaffe. Again.

	March 21, 2012 Romney's Win in Illinois Not Enough to Shake Up GOP Race Mitt Romney's victory in Illinois is less a triumph showing the GOP coming together behind a single force than it is about showing the socio-demographics and geography of Illinois were simply better suited to him.

	March 21, 2012 After Illinois Victory, Romney Tries to Turn Focus to General Election Mitt Romney did what he needed to do Tuesday in Illinois by decisively beating Rick Santorum by more than 100,000 votes. But the former Massachusetts governor remains in the same place having massively outspent his foes and still facing a slew of primary contests that will prevent him from sealing the deal.

	March 20, 2012 City of Big Shoulders Likely to Lift Romney in Illinois Primary With a big lead in delegates and a solid lead in national polls, Mitt Romney is seemingly past the "must-win" primaries and caucuses that seemed to line up in front of him in February and early March. Tuesday's Illinois primary marks a different territory for the former Massachusetts governor: should win.

	March 20, 2012 Romney Looks to Strengthen Lead With Win in Illinois Voting is underway in Illinois, where Mitt Romney is looking for a decisive victory to cement his status as the Republican front-runner, while Rick Santorum hopes to pull off an upset.

	March 19, 2012 Political Checklist: Two-man Race in Illinois Monday's NewsHour Political Checklist was all about how it's starting to feel like a two-man race.

	March 19, 2012 Race Moves to Illinois, Louisiana After Romney Wins Puerto Rico Mitt Romney pulled further ahead in the race for the 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the Republican Party nomination with an overwhelming victory Sunday in the Puerto Rico primary, but the GOP presidential contest showed no signs of coming to an end anytime soon.

	March 16, 2012 Obama Confronts GOP Candidates, Pushes Message in Documentary After months of dipping their toes in the re-election waters, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have jumped full-on into the general election expanse.

	March 15, 2012 Biden to Kick Off Re-election Campaign Touting Auto Rescue With less than eight months until President Obama faces re-election, Vice President Joe Biden is hitting the campaign trail in earnest for the first time, signaling a willingness to engage even before the Republicans settle on a nominee.

	March 14, 2012 Pew Poll: Obama's Approval Rating Climbs, Has Lead Over GOP Candidates A new survey by the Pew Research Center found that President Obama's approval rating stood at 50 percent, continuing an upward trajectory from 47 percent in February and 44 percent in January.

	March 14, 2012 Santorum Sweeps Alabama, Mississippi; Romney Takes Third In the battle for the hearts and minds of Republican voters, it appears that the hearts won out on Tuesday. Rick Santorum clinched narrow victories in Alabama and Mississippi over Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, who finished second and third, respectively.

	March 14, 2012 Santorum Wins Alabama, Mississippi; Gingrich Takes Second Two Southern presidential primaries remained too close to call late Tuesday, with Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in Alabama and the candidates locked in a 3-way battle in Mississippi.

	March 13, 2012 Divining the Demographic Terrain in Mississippi, Alabama Primaries It may be tempting to simply think of Mississippi and Alabama as two states in the Deep South, but that misses a lot of the subtle -- and not-so-subtle -- differences now being magnified by this GOP presidential field.

	March 13, 2012 High Gas Prices Fuel Dip in Obama's Approval Rating The Republican presidential candidates are duking it out Tuesday in the South, which is also the direction President Obama's poll numbers are headed with gas prices on the rise.

	March 12, 2012 Romney, Santorum Split Weekend Results In the battle for delegates, the weekend resulted in a split decision for the Republican front-runners. Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses, while Mitt Romney won contests in Wyoming, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.

	March 9, 2012 For Romney, Race Is a Numbers Game When the news cycle is dominated by questions of when -- not if -- your rivals should exit the race, it's probably been a good day for Mitt Romney. But as the contest slogs on, Romney will also have to deal with questions over his enthusiasm gap.

	March 8, 2012 Rivals Refuse Romney's Call to Step Aside On Wednesday, Mitt Romney's campaign made the case that the former Massachusetts governor's lead in the hunt for delegates was nearly insurmountable, signaling to the three other contenders that the time had come to step aside. They declined.

	March 7, 2012 Romney Narrowly Wins Ohio, Fails to Deliver Knockout Blow "I'm going to get this nomination," Mitt Romney told supporters Tuesday night. Mathematically, he's probably right, hut he won't be able to claim that mantle any time soon, even after racking up six Super Tuesday wins, including an important victory in Ohio.

	March 7, 2012 Romney Biggest Winner in Super Tuesday Split Decision Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney garnered the most wins on Super Tuesday, but failed to deliver a knockout punch against the campaigns of former Sen. Rick Santorum and other GOP rivals.

	March 7, 2012 Romney Projected Winner in Ohio Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pulled out a narrow victory in Ohio over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday.

	March 6, 2012 PBS NewsHour Special Report: Super Tuesday Wrap-up PBS NewsHour correspondents and analysts discuss the latest Super Tuesday results from contests around the country in this special 11 p.m. ET report.

	March 6, 2012 Shields, Gerson on a 'Race Far From Over' After Super Tuesday Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss Super Tuesday wins and losses by Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. Then Political Editor Christina Bellantoni and The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg discuss polling numbers in Ohio's critical contest.

	March 6, 2012 Super Tuesday: Live NewsHour Coverage As Republicans battle for votes and delegates this Super Tuesday, stay with the PBS NewsHour all evening as we bring you the latest results from contests across the country. Our livestream will bring you the latest NewsHour broadcasts, candidate speeches and results from the primaries and caucuses.

	March 6, 2012 Romney Projected Winner in Mass. as Okla., Tenn. Polls Close As Super Tuesday polls closed at 8 p.m. ET in three states, Mitt Romney was projected by The Associated Press to be the winner in Massachusetts, where he was governor from 2003 to 2007.

	March 6, 2012 Polls Close in Ohio; Race Too Close to Call Voting ended at 7:30 p.m. ET across Ohio, where exit polls showed a tight race between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

	March 6, 2012 Gingrich Projected Winner in Georgia; Awaiting Virginia, Vermont Results As Super Tuesday polls at 7 p.m. ET in Georgia, Virginia and Vermont, Newt Gingrich is projected by The Associated Press to win his home state of Georgia with Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum battling for second place.

	March 6, 2012 Ohio: One State, a Lot at Stake There are 11 states voting on Super Tuesday and more than 400 delegates at stake. Even with those numbers in play, most eyes will be on Ohio.

	March 6, 2012 5 Things to Watch on Super Tuesday If you follow politics, you already may have read all the pregame analysis you can stand in advance of the pivotal Super Tuesday primaries. What? You say you haven't? Then please allow me.

	March 6, 2012 Super Tuesday Stakes: 424 Delegates in 11 States Up for grabs Tuesday are 424 delegates in 11 states: Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming, Vermont and Virginia. While Georgia has the most delegates at stake with 76, all eyes are on the general election battleground of Ohio.

	March 5, 2012 Scenes From Ohio's Campaign Trail The PBS NewsHour politics team has been reporting on the run-up to Super Tuesday, including on-the-ground reports from Ohio. Take a look back with tweets, photos and video after the jump. Don't forget to tune in to PBS NewsHour's live coverage of results all night Tuesday.

	March 5, 2012 Republicans Bracing for Super Tuesday Showdown Mitt Romney is on a roll, and things are looking even brighter for Super Tuesday. Over the weekend, Romney won Washington's caucuses, received an endorsement from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and closed the gap on Rick Santorum in the polls.

	March 5, 2012 In Ohio, Friday Fish Fry With a Side of Politics St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland has been serving up fried fish every Friday during Lent for nearly three decades. This year, the GOP primary was on many attendees' minds.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 29, 2012 Romney Hits Reset Button as Field Looks to Super Tuesday By winning the Arizona and Michigan primaries Tuesday night, Mitt Romney hit the reset button yet again on a turbulent Republican presidential nominating campaign that has been marked by sharp momentum swings.

	Feb. 28, 2012 Michigan's Auto Industry Workers, Republicans at a Crossroads If you want a sense of the challenges Mitt Romney and the GOP have in Michigan, you could learn a lot from standing on the corner of Mound and East 9 Mile roads here in suburban Detroit.

	Feb. 28, 2012 Arizona, Michigan Head to the Polls Republican voters in Michigan and Arizona will have their say Tuesday, with a grand total of 59 delegates at stake, not to mention needed momentum heading into next week's Super Tuesday, when 10 contests -- and 419 delegates -- will be up for grabs.

	Feb. 27, 2012 Political Checklist: Watching Arizona and Michigan The NewsHour Political Checklist returns as senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk with political editor Christina Bellantoni about what to watch during Tuesday's primaries.

	Feb. 27, 2012 It's Down to the Wire in Mich. for Romney, Santorum Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum remain locked in a dead heat for Tuesday's Michigan primary, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Sunday. The PPP poll put Romney at 39 percent and Santorum at 37 percent. The margin was within the poll's 4.8 percent sampling error.

	Feb. 23, 2012 Republican Rivals Clash in Heated Arizona Debate The 20th -- and potentially final -- debate of the Republican presidential hopefuls taught the nation a lot about Senate process.

	Feb. 22, 2012 GOP Rivals Set to Meet in Ariz. for 20th Debate With no other debates scheduled before Super Tuesday, Wednesday offers the last chance for each of the four remaining Republican presidential hopefuls to make a final impression to a national audience before voters in more than a dozen states cast their ballots.

	Feb. 21, 2012 For Romney's Presidential Chances, Is It Michigan or Bust? Mitt Romney was matter of fact when he dismissed the prospect of losing his native state of Michigan in next Tuesday's GOP primary, saying, "That won't happen." But now his aides seem to be downplaying expectations.

	Feb. 20, 2012 How Abraham Lincoln Shaped American Politics, Popular Culture On this Presidents' Day, Hari Sreenivasan and historian Richard Norton Smith discuss President Lincoln's influence on American politics and popular culture as they tour the Ford's Theatre's new Center for Education and Leadership dedicated to the president.

	Feb. 20, 2012 For Santorum, Front-runner Status Comes With Scrutiny Cash and fawning crowds aren't the only things that accompany a surge in national momentum. Rick Santorum is getting plenty of those, but also he is also seeing increased scrutiny on every front.

	Feb. 17, 2012 Obama Re-election Effort Raises $29 Million in January President Obama's poll numbers have been looking up, and Friday morning brought a fresh reminder of his campaign's financial strength. The Obama re-election team, along with a joint Democratic Party fundraising committee, hauled in more than $29 million in January.

	Feb. 16, 2012 Santorum Erases Romney's Home-field Advantage in Mich. Rick Santorum is doing very well in the polls in Michigan, which holds its primary Feb 28.

	Feb. 15, 2012 President Obama's Rise Fueled by Improving Economy With the economy showing signs of life, so too are President Obama's re-election hopes, according to a poll released Tuesday by the New York Times and CBS News. The president's overall approval rating has climbed to 50 percent, up five points from the beginning of the year.

	Feb. 14, 2012 Polls Show Romney, Santorum in Dead Heat Recent polls show that Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are virtually tied at the top for the Republican presidential nomination, as key primaries in Arizona and Michigan loom on the horizon.

	Feb. 13, 2012 Rivals Dismiss Romney's Weekend Gains Mitt Romney's rivals are looking to take the luster off of his pair of weekend victories by casting doubts on the outcomes in hopes of preventing the GOP front-runner from regaining his momentum following losses in three states last week.

	Feb. 10, 2012 Romney Faces Conservative Test at CPAC Four years ago, Mitt Romney ended his presidential campaign at the Conservative Political Action Conference. This time around, he hopes to give his current White House bid a jolt with a speech he is set to deliver on Friday.

	Feb. 9, 2012 Romney Readies His Conservative Pitch Mitt Romney is taking a break from the campaign trail, no doubt preparing for his big moment Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

	Feb. 8, 2012 Santorum Sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado; Slows Romney's Momentum Rick Santorum's sweep of the three contests Tuesday night revived his presidential prospects and stalled Mitt Romney's momentum after his two convincing victories in Florida and Nevada.

	Feb. 7, 2012 Obama Plays the Super PAC Game, Endorses Priorities USA President Obama's re-election team announced Monday night that it will openly support Priorities USA Action, a super PAC run by former White House aides Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to "fill a hole in our side."

	Feb. 6, 2012 Romney Coasts to Win in Nevada Primary, but Hurdles Remain Mitt Romney scored a 25-point victory in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, performing strong with every key demographic. What's more interesting was the battle for No. 2. It took a day after the caucuses before there was a final tally, but Newt Gingrich edged Ron Paul for second place by less than 800 votes.

	Feb. 3, 2012 Romney on Solid Ground in Nevada Despite Admitting He 'Misspoke' Mitt Romney admitted Thursday that he "misspoke" when he said he was "not concerned about the very poor," a comment that put him on the defensive just hours after winning a decisive victory in the Florida primary.

	Feb. 2, 2012 Romney's Comments on 'Very Poor' Anger Left, Concern Right During his Florida primary victory lap on the morning shows Wednesday, Mitt Romney got himself into a bit of trouble talking about how his campaign was mostly focused on middle-income Americans.

	Feb. 1, 2012 Romney Back in the Driver's Seat After Decisive Florida Victory With his decisive victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, Mitt Romney regained command of the Republican nomination battle, rebounding from a disappointing second-place finish in South Carolina 10 days earlier, and now enters February with a full head of steam.



	JANUARY Jan. 31, 2012 A PBS NewsHour Special Report: Sorting Through Florida Results Analysts Mark Shields, David Brooks, Stuart Rothenberg and Christina Bellantoni discuss the results from the Jan. 31 2012 Florida primary in this PBS NewsHour Special Report.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Shields, Brooks on Romney's Battle Wounds, Gingrich's Resilience Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the results of the Florida primary, including Newt Gingrich's showing among married women who voted and whether the battle between Mitt Romney and Gingrich has been good for President Obama's chances of re-election.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Shields, Brooks on GOP's Negative Campaigning, Romney's Fighting Style Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the day's top political news, including some Republicans' concerns over the prospects of a Newt Gingrich nomination, Mitt Romney's political toughness and the state of play in Florida's primary.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Romney in a Sunny State on Primary Day Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally Monday in Dunedin, Fla.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Florida's Time to Shine Polls are open in Florida, which becomes the fourth state to weigh in on the GOP presidential nomination fight. All the latest polls show Mitt Romney poised to claim a decisive victory, a result that would give him a boost of momentum following his defeat to Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary 10 days ago.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Gwen's Take: 5 Things to Watch for in Florida For some reason in modern politics, it always seems to come down to Florida. As Florida Republicans head to the polls, this is what I will be watching for here.

	Jan. 30, 2012 Gingrich, Romney Make Last-Minute Pitches on Eve of Florida Primary The latest polls in Florida suggest Mitt Romney is leading Newt Gingrich, but he is not letting the former House speaker out of his sights. At a rally in Naples on Sunday, Romney unleashed a scathing attack on Gingrich, accusing him of making excuses for his downward slide in the Sunshine State.

	Jan. 29, 2012 Florida Republicans, in Their Own Words Even with the hot lights of the national news media pointed in their direction, the majority of Florida's 18 or so million residents are managing not to focus on next Tuesday's Republican primary, Judy Woodruff reports.

	Jan. 27, 2012 Rivals Clash in Final Florida Debate Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed early and often during Thursday night's debate in Jacksonville, a reflection of Florida's importance to their hopes of claiming the Republican presidential nomination.

	Jan. 26, 2012 Gingrich, Romney Slug It Out in Florida A new CNN/Time/ORC poll released Wednesday of likely GOP primary voters in Florida showed former House speaker Newt Gingrich running a close second to Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, narrowing a 25-point deficit to two points in the span of a week.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Fact-Checking President Obama's Third State of the Union Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman recaps President Obama's third State of the Union address, then The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler grades the speech on accuracy and provides more context on topics that may have been glazed over.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Obama Makes Fairness Centerpiece of State of the Union, Re-election Pitch President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night -- a preview of the general election argument to come over the next nine-and-a-half months -- calling for the restoration of economic fairness and pledging to confront Republican opposition to his policies in Congress head-on.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Help Translate the State of the Union, Republican Response If you speak more than one language, please join The PBS Newshour's volunteer translation team. Help us translate the words of both President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address as well as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Republican response into as many languages as possible.

	Jan. 25, 2012 State of the Union Hangout With the PBS NewsHour Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google+ hangout during the 2012 State of the Union and the GOP response. Among the guests were Talking Points Memo reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, Tufts history professor Peniel Joseph, Huffington Post reporter Jon Ward and University of New Hampshire historian Ellen Fitzpatrick.

	Jan. 24, 2012 David Brooks, Ruth Marcus Review President Obama's SOTU and the GOP Response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss President Obama's third State of the Union address, as well as the response by the Republican party.

	Jan. 24, 2012 As Prepared for Delivery: Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address This text is as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.

	Jan. 24, 2012 David Brooks, Ruth Marcus on Romney's Money, SOTU, Gingrich Lobbying Definition New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss Tuesday's top political news including the release of financial documents by Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, plus a preview of President Obama's election-year State of the Union address.

	Jan. 24, 2012 Carney to GOP on State of the Union: Don't Criticize a Speech You Haven't Heard In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama is expected to touch on American manufacturing, new worker-training programs and alternative energy sources, according to White House aides. Ray Suarez reports and Gwen Ifill discusses the president's election-year agenda with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.

	Jan. 24, 2012 Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address President Obama will stress fairness as a way to strengthen the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to excerpts released by the White House.

	Jan. 24, 2012 First Lady's Guests Showcase President's Initiatives The White House announced the list of guests that will be joining Michelle Obama in the first lady's box for the State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. As in years past, they were selected for their service, for an outstanding contribution they made to the country over the past year, and in some cases, for political reasons.

	Jan. 23, 2012 Brave Newt World: 3 Contests, 3 Winners In a 40 percent to 28 percent rout, Newt Gingrich won more raw votes Saturday in South Carolina than Mitt Romney won in New Hampshire and Iowa combined.

	Jan. 21, 2012 Live Blog: South Carolina Primary Results Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was projected to defeat Mitt Romney Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, according to The Associated Press. Follow a live blog with updates from NewsHour staffers.

	Jan. 20, 2012 Gingrich's Ex-wife, Romney's Taxes, CNN's King Fuel Combative GOP Debate Thursday night's GOP presidential debate capped perhaps the most surreal 24-hour period of the 2012 campaign and might have altered the shape of the race as Republican voters in South Carolina go to the polls on Saturday.

	Jan. 19, 2012 Perry Quits GOP Race, Endorses Gingrich Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce Thursday morning that he is ending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination and will instead endorse former House speaker Newt Gingrich.

	Jan. 18, 2012 Romney Facing Scrutiny Over Personal Tax Rate, Releasing Returns Mitt Romney admitted for the first time Tuesday that he pays an effective income tax rate of about 15 percent, raising questions about the front-runner's wealth and providing his Republican rivals and Democrats fresh ammunition.

	Jan. 17, 2012 Rivals Batter Romney in Feisty South Carolina Debate The five Republican presidential candidates met in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday night for what became a feisty forum showcasing four hopefuls trying to dent Mitt Romney's front-runner armor.

	Jan. 16, 2012 Then There Were Five: Huntsman to Quit Race, Endorse Romney Jon Huntsman, who attracted votes from Democrats and worried President Obama's team in Chicago, will step aside and embrace front-runner Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination Monday morning in South Carolina.

	Jan. 13, 2012 Romney Launches Bain Defense Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, pushed back on criticism from his rivals of his tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital, and he's putting a new ad on the air saying those attacks are a mistake.

	Jan. 12, 2012 Obama, Democrats Raise $68 Million in 4th Quarter Now that Mitt Romney has won two nominating contests, President Obama is starting to step it up. Mr. Obama and the Democratic National Committee pulled in $68 million in the fourth quarter from 583,000 people. Donations that went straight to the campaign totaled $42 million.

	Jan. 11, 2012 For Romney, Everything Falls into Place Mitt Romney had a lot of advantages going into New Hampshire -- from residency to voter demographics -- and in the end it all showed up on Tuesday night.

	Jan. 11, 2012 Tickets to Ride: Romney Heads South, Rivals Not Bowing Out Mitt Romney made history. The former Massachusetts governor is the first non-incumbent Republican in modern times to win nominating contests in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

	Jan. 10, 2012 Breaking Down Where Romney Needs to Win If you were devising a state where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney could do well in a vote, it would probably look a lot like New Hampshire.

	Jan. 10, 2012 Romney Eyeing a Second Win, Rivals Look South New Hampshire primary voting has begun, and as has been the case since 1960, Dixville Notch went first, right after midnight Tuesday. Barring a startling surge by one of his rivals, it appears Mitt Romney will likely score a decisive victory for the GOP nomination.

	Jan. 9, 2012 With One Day to Go in N.H., Who Can Catch Romney? Voters here in the Granite State are a day away from becoming the second state to weigh in on which Republican presidential candidate will represent the party against President Obama in November.

	Jan. 6, 2012 New Hampshire Giving Santorum a Fresh Look Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is getting a fresh look from some New Hampshire voters, coming off his strong second-place showing in the Iowa caucuses.

	Jan. 5, 2012 The NewsHour Takes New Hampshire: Huntsman's Turn After having the Granite State almost entirely to himself the past few weeks while six GOP contenders slugged it out in Iowa, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman tells NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill things are about to change.

	Jan. 4, 2012 Results Show Divides in Romney's Win Everyone will talk about who won in Iowa. But the real story out of the state is the sharp divide in the vote -- and one that might be expected.

	Jan. 4, 2012 Romney Takes Narrow Iowa Win to N.H. Mitt Romney's foes made clear they have no plans to cede the presidential contest to him after Iowa's caucuses delivered a split result that found him barely edging Rick Santorum Tuesday night. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed third.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Interviews With the GOP Candidates Tuesday's Iowa caucuses will help determine who among the Republican presidential contenders goes forward. Catch up on all of the candidates' views with the conversations and links below, as well as on our politics page.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses Join the PBS NewsHour live online and on air as we report on the results from the Iowa caucuses and what they mean for the race for the Republican nomination.

	Jan. 3, 2012 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? Up in the northwest corner of Iowa is lightly populated Sioux County, an agricultural "Tractor Country" community in Patchwork Nation. It is not prone to picking the eventual Republican nominee in the caucuses. Rather it tends to side with the candidate who has the strongest cultural conservative credentials.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Occupy Des Moines Steps Onto the Political Stage The NewsHour talked to members of the Occupy Des Moines movement about their plans to get engaged in Iowa's caucus process, or at least to participate in the political theater surrounding the first voting event in the 2012 presidential election.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Iowa's Moment Has Arrived Here we go! After 13 nationally televised debates, some 900 campaign events, candidates rising and falling in the polls and months of speculation about the shape of the GOP presidential field, Iowa's moment has arrived.

	Jan. 2, 2012 Candidates Enter Iowa Homestretch It's the final full day of campaigning for Republicans hoping to win the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night. The candidates are putting it all on the line as they barnstorm the state, and undecided Iowa voters have no easy task ahead.