Politics Aug 29 Shields, Brooks on Chris Christie’s RNC Speech, Negative Advertising The Doubleheader with Mark Shields and David Brooks was live and direct from the Google Hangout studios at the Republican National Convention once again. As we always do, we tackled the politics of sport and the sport of politics. In…
Politics Aug 29 Ohio Gov. John Kasich Pledges Support for Nominee Romney // Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the convention floor Tuesday night just minutes after Kasich announced that all 66 of the Republican delegates in that swing state were awarding their votes to Mitt Romney.
Politics Aug 29 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…
Politics Aug 28 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…
Politics Aug 28 Ann Romney Prepares 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. Watch it here: // Here Ann Romney, dressed in all white,…
Politics Aug 28 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. Republicans agree mostly on a set…
Politics Aug 27 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…
Politics Aug 27 Liberty Supporters Rock on at Ron Paul Rally // Video by Saskia de Melker and Katelyn Polantz 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…
Politics Aug 23 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 with PBS' Washington Week at 2 p.m. ET…
World Aug 14 Syria’s Wild, Wild East During the Iraq war, Syria's tribes smuggled in al-Qaida to fight the United States. Now they're helping them fight Assad.