Politics Apr 27 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington Politico reporter Andy Barr, who has been covering Arizona’s controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue…
Politics Apr 20 Politico Reporter: Lawmakers Leery of Financial Reform’s Potential Pitfalls Politico reporter Eamon Javers, who “covers the intersection of Wall Street and Washington,” stopped by The Rundown Tuesday afternoon to talk about financial reform legislation advancing through Congress. President Barack Obama is headed to New York City on Thursday…
Nation Apr 20 Judy Woodruff’s Lifetime Achievement Award We try not to toot our own very often but there are certain exceptions which must be made, and this is one of them. Our own Judy Woodruff receives a lifetime achievement award Tuesday — along with NPR’s Deborah…
Politics Apr 19 Pew Poll: Trust in Government Plunges Whether the measure is how people feel about their lawmakers, how they feel about the efficiency of government agencies, or simply whether or not the government has a positive or negative impact on their day-to-day lives, the numbers from the…
Arts Apr 16 Jim Lehrer’s ‘Super’ Office Tour I remember walking into Jim Lehrer’s office for the first time last summer for my job interview and no amount of preparation could have readied me for the enormous collection of intriguing and distracting bus memorabilia in there. For a…
Politics Apr 16 David Brooks on CIA Tapes, Goldman Sachs Charges and the Florida GOP Columnist David Brooks -- one half of our regular Shields and Brooks analysis team -- stopped by The Rundown Friday for a conversation about the latest headlines, including the Security and Exchange Commission filing fraud charges against financial…
Health Apr 16 Marc Ambinder’s Personal Journey in the ‘Fat Nation’ Marc Ambinder and I worked together at ABC News for a few years. He was one of the rising stars in their political unit, and has since moved through National Journal's Hotline and now is planted firmly at…
World Apr 01 Billions in Aid Pledged to Haiti: What Comes Next? A U.N.-sponsored donor conference in Haiti exceeded expectations and generated nearly $10 billion in pledges to help Haiti recover from a Jan. 12 earthquake, said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said…
Politics Mar 30 Politico: Obama’s Post-Reform Poll Bump Appears Fleeting Now that President Obama has shepherded historic health care reform legislation into law, will that translate into a higher approval rating? Politico reporter Josh Gerstein spoke with us about what the health care victory may or may not do for…
Science Mar 25 NewsHour Plus Wired Check 4G, ‘Flutter Tests’ and March Madness Welcome to another episode of “NewsHour Plus” where we see what is bubbling up in the world of technology and science. We recently talked to Mark McClusky, a senior editor at Wired in San Francisco. He tells…