Aug 31 Why Does the Foreign Press Care About U.S. Political Conventions? By Mike Fritz // For many Americans the conventions are a time to celebrate their political parties' past, present and future. They are usually well-attended by U.S. press, but members of the foreign media come out as well. A reported 15,000 credentialed media… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Sen. Dick Durbin Gives Democratic Perspective of RNC Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin stops by the NewsHour skybox to give a Democratic perspective of the events of the Republican National Convention this week. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Reviewing Romney’s Record: Businessman, ‘Savior’ for Olympics, Mass. Governor Reviewing Romney's Record: Businessman, 'Savior' for Olympics, Mass. Governor… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch On Day 2 of Republican Convention, Rice and Ryan Speeches Were Standouts On Day 2 of Republican Convention, Rice and Ryan Speeches Were Standouts… Continue watching
Aug 30 We Spend How Much on Egypt’s Military? Soldiers stand guard along the route of the funeral of Omar Suleiman, former chief of intelligence in Egypt as well as a presidential candidate, on Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by James Lawler Duggan/MCT via Getty… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Zooming in on Paul Ryan’s Homestate of Wisconsin, a ‘Forgotten’ Swing State Zooming in on Paul Ryan's Homestate of Wisconsin, a 'Forgotten' Swing State… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Rep. Eric Cantor: Romney-Ryan Ticket Will Make ‘Life Work’ for More Americans Rep. Eric Cantor: Romney-Ryan Ticket Will Make 'Life Work' for More Americans… Continue watching
Aug 29 Shields, Brooks on Chris Christie’s RNC Speech, Negative Advertising By News Desk 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… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Young Paul Ryan Stood Out Based on the ‘Strength of His Ideas’ Young Paul Ryan Stood Out Based on the 'Strength of His Ideas'… Continue watching