Politics Sep 20 Political Checklist: Palin Gives Few Hints on 2012 Plans at Iowa Dinner On this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian talks with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the possible impact of Sarah Palin's appearance at the Iowa GOP's Ronald Reagan Dinner and Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence's…
Politics Sep 15 DNC’s Kaine Touts Party Record Amid Signs of Voter Frustration Amid chatter on how tea party candidates might influence the GOP in November's elections and bleak poll numbers for incumbent Democrats, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continued the refrain Wednesday heard from Democratic politicians and party officials alike: vote…
Politics Sep 15 RNC Chairman Steele Urges Unity as He Rolls Out ‘Fire Pelosi’ Bus Tour In an immediate effort to heal the Republican party's divisions on display in the Delaware Senate race, RNC Chairman Michael Steele offered his full throated support for the tea party backed victor in the race, Christine O'Donnell. Steele urged party…
Politics Sep 09 The Morning Line: President Obama Condemns Pastor’s Plans to Burn Quran President Obama, file photo, Getty Images President Obama denounced a Florida pastor's plan to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this Saturday. Mr. Obama called the proposed burning "a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda" in an interview…
Politics Sep 08 Obama Proposes Tax Incentives, Says GOP Is Delaying Economic Progress President Obama challenged Congressional Republicans during a speech on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland Wednesday, saying the opposition party is obstructing good economic policy for political gain, while supporting policies that contributed to the recent recession.
Politics Sep 07 Political Checklist: Polls Hold More Bad Midterm News for Democrats In this week’s edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill spoke with political editor David Chalian about new polls that bring more bad news for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, as well…
Politics Sep 06 Trumka: ‘Stay Tuned’ for Fall Congressional Action on Card Check In the lead up to Labor Day, labor unions, a critical component of the Democratic Party's base, began to reveal their political plans for the fall campaign season. The AFL-CIO, for instance, promised again this Labor Day to activate its…
Economy Aug 06 Target’s Foray Into Politics Met With Protest From MoveOn.org Liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org delivered a direct message to Target Corp. Friday: stop spending money on political campaigns. MoveOn.org delivered a petition with 260,000 signatures to company headquarters in Minneapolis demanding that it stop influencing campaigns. Watch video from…
Politics Aug 05 U.S. Senate Approves Kagan to Join Supreme Court The U.S. Senate voted 63 to 37 Thursday afternoon to approve Elena Kagan as an associate justice to the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman to become a justice on the nation's highest court and the third woman on…
Politics Aug 02 Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff Look at Week Ahead in Politics, Iraq ‘Victory Lap’ As the 2010 campaign season heats up, we’ll check in with our political experts Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff every Monday for their analysis of the big political stories in the week ahead. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian sat down…