Nov 12 Steady Diet of Partisan News Hampers Political Compromise EmbedVideo(4947, 482, 304); In this video, NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman talks with Sean Munson about his browser extension Balancer. When it comes to politics and policy, engaging with people and content that mirror only one's own ideological beliefs… Continue reading
Nov 12 Petraeus Resignation Has Lawmakers Demanding Answers The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus caught Capitol Hill by surprise. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters. The sudden resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus last Friday caught nearly all of official Washington by surprise, and that includes lawmakers… Continue reading
Nov 09 Shields and Brooks on Super PACs, Subtraction and Spoiled Lakers By Hari Sreenivasan Once again in our regular look at the sport of politics and the politics of sports, we chat with New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields. Topic 1: Super PACs. The Sunlight Foundation reported this… Continue reading
Nov 09 Beached Orca Project Couldn't Save the Romney Campaign Voters in Arapahoe County, Colo., line up on Election Day. According to reports, the Romney campaign's massive get-out-the-vote effort known as "Project Orca" failed to reach its potential. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post. Remember Project Orca? On Monday we… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Shields and Brooks on SuperPacs, Subtraction and Lakers Shields and Brooks on SuperPacs, Subtraction and Lakers… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Shields and Brooks Talk Petraeus, Fiscal Cliff and Obama's Emotional Gratitude Shields and Brooks Talk Petraeus, Fiscal Cliff and Obama's Emotional Gratitude… Continue watching
Nov 09 Final Edition: Vote 2012 College Tour By Imani Cheers Six months of planning. Nine weeks of traveling. Nineteen thousand five hundred twenty-seven miles logged. Sixteen universities and communities from Los Angeles, Calif., to College Park, Md. More than 10,000 students, faculty and staff. And now, the NewsHour's "Vote… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Will Taxes Be Sticking Point in Debate Over How to Tackle Federal Budget? Will Taxes Be Sticking Point in Debate Over How to Tackle Federal Budget?… Continue watching
Nov 09 Judy's Notebook: America Divided but Looking for Leadership By Judy Woodruff At the far western end of the Oklahoma panhandle, in the middle of the High Plains, sits rural Cimarron County, the only county in the U.S. that borders four states. It fits into Oklahoma's intersection with Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico,… Continue reading