Oct 11 Listen to Me: Spotlight New York By Joshua Barajas Buffalo, N.Y. | On a national level, New York is reliably Democratic. But the blue state has become a battleground of competitive House races. And none is more tighter than the race in upstate New York between Democratic Rep. Kathy… Continue reading
Oct 11 Dispatch From Danville: What's a Debate Without Goat Milk and Bourbon? By Elizabeth Summers Complimentary goat-milking lessons are an unusual hotel amenity for a traveling political reporter. But in Danville, Kentucky, it's part of the package -- at least at The Farm, an eight-room inn nestled in central Kentucky horse country, about four… Continue reading
Oct 11 Fight of the Night: Happy Warrior vs. Likable Wonk By Christina Bellantoni Join us [online Thursday afternoon](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/) for a robust livestream and live blog, for the 6 p.m. NewsHour and on air at 9 p.m. for the PBS debate special with co-anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff and analysis from Mark Shields… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Biden and Ryan Square Off in 2012 Vice Presidential Debate Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, went head-to-head in the 2012 vice-presidential debate in Danville, Ky. Moderated by Martha Raddatz, the candidates talked about domestic and international issues, including the attacks on Libya, Medicare, taxes and the deficit… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch As Goes Jefferson County so Goes Colo.? Candidates Make Appeals, Repeat Visits As Goes Jefferson County so Goes Colo.? Candidates Make Appeals, Repeat Visits… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Challenges by Public College Applicants Supreme Court Hears Affirmative Action Challenges by Public College Applicants… Continue watching
Oct 10 Battleground Dispatches: Reporting from the Election's Front Lines By Mike Melia Voting booths set up for early voting at the Black Hawk County Courthouse on September 27, 2012 in Waterloo, Iowa. In Iowa, 36 percent of voters cast an early ballot in 2008. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The presidential race… Continue reading
Oct 10 American Ideology? There Is No Such Thing By Paul Solman American flags at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by: Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy and Senior Lecturer Charles Hill has been on the Yale faculty since the mid-'90s after a long career in the U.S. Foreign… Continue reading
Oct 10 American Ideology? There is No Such Thing By Paul Solman American flags at the U.S. Capitol. Photo by: Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images This is the second of two consecutive Making Sen$e posts by esteemed academic colleagues at different places on the political spectrum who don't have blogs, don't have… Continue reading
Oct 10 House Hearing on Attack on U.S. Consulate in Libya By Larisa Epatko The House is seeking answers in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Continue reading