Nov 05 Congress Loses Hundreds of Years of Experience – But Majority of Incumbents Stick Around View all Incumbent Losses [Google Spreadsheet] Fifty-three members of the House of Representatives lost their jobs Tuesday in an election that moved 60 seats (including wins in open seats) into Republican control. Excluding the freshmen and sophomore… Continue reading
Nov 05 Hurricane Descends on Haiti; U.S. Adds 150k Jobs; Mount Merapi Erupts Again People wait for United Nations trucks Thursday in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Tropical Storm Tomas strengthened to a hurricane, bringing heavy rain and 85 mile per hour winds over Haiti as residents struggled to evacuate. Many… Continue reading
Nov 04 On Thursday’s NewsHour… POLITICAL WRAP | President Obama invited leaders of both parties to a White House conference later this month in an effort to find common ground. Also, the write-in votes for Republican candidate Lisa Murkowski and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller… Continue reading
Nov 04 Economic Theory — And Jim Lehrer — in Song By Elizabeth Shell You know baby, in the years I've been your central banker We've done a lot of overnight repo lending And it's been good, it's been so good But the economic situation has gotten serious now And baby, one night just… Continue reading
Nov 04 Haiti Bracing for Tropical Storm; Jobless Claims Rise; Qantas Grounds A380s After Flames Shoot from Plane A red flag at a relocation camp in Port-au-Prince warns Haitians of approaching Tropical Storm Tomas. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. The Haitian government has called for the voluntary evacuation of all its earthquake zone camps ahead of… Continue reading
Nov 03 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… MIDTERM DEFEATS, VICTORIES | A day after Republicans took over the House, pledges came from the GOP to cut spending and seek a smaller government. Gwen Ifill gives more details of the results and an update on races that haven't… Continue reading
Nov 03 Britain, France Sign Defense Pact French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron exchange copies of treaty. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) At a moment when there's a growing consensus in Washington that U.S. defense dollars will level out or shrink, two of America's… Continue reading
Nov 03 Wednesday: Fed Meets Over Stimulus; Greece Suspends Airmail Due to Bombs By Larisa Epatko The Federal Reserve is expected to meet Wednesday afternoon over plans to stimulate the economy, pushing stock futures up slightly as investors await the Fed's moves. Continue reading
Nov 02 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS | After tireless campaign pitches, ads, speeches and rallies Election Day is here. Kwame Holman reports on voter turnout. SHIELDS AND BROOKS | Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks will… Continue reading
Nov 02 Tuesday: Republicans Poised for Gains; Bombers May Have Planned Test-Runs House Minority Leader John Boehner. Photo by AFP/Getty Images Updated 10:45 a.m. ET As voters cast their ballots Tuesday, Republicans appear poised to take control of the House of Representatives, riding a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment and frustration… Continue reading