Nation Nov 06 News Wrap: Court upholds ban on gay marriage in four states In our news wrap Thursday, a federal appeals court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. That decision makes it more likely that the issue will return to the Supreme Court. Also, The Wall Street…
Episode Nov 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 5, 2014 Tonight on the program, we analyze the aftermath of of Tuesday's election, including the GOP's takeover of the Senate. In the show: RNC chair Reince Priebus discusses the GOP plan, examining whether Washington can be productive in the next two…
Politics Nov 05 What midterm lessons politicians can learn for 2016 Even as a long midterm campaign season comes to a close, politicians don’t have much time to breathe before the race for the White House in 2016. With a new party in control of Congress, what will the next big…
Politics Nov 05 Why the Democrats’ playbook didn’t work in 2014 How did Republicans deliver their big win on election night? How did Democrats miss their goals on promoting issues and mobilizing voters? Gwen Ifill talks to Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and Amy Walter of The Cook Political…
Politics Nov 05 Can Washington be productive in Obama’s final years? At the White House, President Obama addressed the midterm election setbacks for his party and the potential for working with Republicans. Judy Woodruff asks Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona and Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland whether they…