Oct 24 Watch Shields and Brooks on changes if the GOP takes the Senate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what Ebola anxiety says about the national mood, as well as what challenges both parties may face going into the… Continue watching
Oct 24 Astrologer who helped guide President Reagan's schedule dies at 87 By Associated Press Nancy Reagan began consulting Quigley after the 1981 assassination attempt on her husband. She wanted to keep him from getting shot again, Nancy Reagan wrote in her 1989 memoir, "My Turn." Entertainer Merv Griffin had told her that Quigley had… Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH LIVE: Colorado's final Gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk The two candidates for Colorado governor will face off for the final time this election cycle at a Denver debate at 8 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. MDT) tonight. Continue reading
Oct 24 Record amount of campaign cash overwhelms election commission By Domenico Montanaro and Associated Press A record amount of money has been spent in this election, some $4 billion. Today, in a message on its website, the Federal Election Commission, the agency responsible for reporting campaign finance data, acknowledged being “overwhelmed” by the amount of… Continue reading
Oct 24 Gwen's Take: Remembering Ben Bradlee By Gwen Ifill I am one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of journalists able to say with satisfaction and no small amount of pride: “I worked for Ben Bradlee.”… Continue reading
Oct 24 Frank Mankiewicz, aide to Robert Kennedy, dies at 90 By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Frank Mankiewicz, the press secretary who went before television cameras to announce the death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and later served as political director for presidential candidate George McGovern, died Thursday. He was 90. Continue reading
Oct 24 Rep. Issa: New case raises questions on Ebola By Erica Werner, Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The new case of Ebola diagnosed in New York City has raised "even more questions about procedures in treating patients and risks to Americans," a Republican committee chairman said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 24 The $4 billion midterm -- most expensive ever By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Interest in election may be low from general public, but the power players care and are investing Nearly $4 billion expected to be spent, more than any midterm in history Outside groups also to… Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH LIVE: South Dakota Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Mike Rounds (R), Rick Weiland (D), Gordon Howie (I), and Larry Pressler (I) will face off on the campus of the University of South Dakota, each vying to replace retiring Sen. Tim Johnson (D). Continue reading
Oct 23 Will Colorado's Growing Latino Vote Turn Out For The Midterms? By Bente Birkeland, Rocky Mountain Community Radio Latinos make up about twenty percent of Colorado's population and continue to be a highly courted voting bloc. It's a group that more frequently votes for Democrats, but Latinos also turn out less often in midterm elections like 2014. Continue reading