Oct 11 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney By David Chalian One week after ruling out a potential presidential bid, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned Tuesday to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. The announcement was expected to come at a 3 p.m. event in… Continue reading
Oct 11 ‘Underwear Bomber’ Trial Begins in Detroit By News Desk 1 p.m. ET | Abdulmutallab's lawyer, Anthony Chambers, opted to delay his opening statement to jurors to a later point in the trial after the prosecutor's hour-and-a-half long opening statement. According to federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel, Abdulmutallab believed he would… Continue reading
Oct 11 Debate Provides Perry Opportunity to Show Improvement Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 7, 2011 in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Hanover, N.H. -- Mitt… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings Twenty years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation process sparked a national debate about sexual harassment when Anita Hill, his former special assistant, accused him of inappropriate behavior. Gwen Ifill and Hill discuss her new book, "Reimagining Equality:… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Mitt Romney’s Mormonism Marks Tricky Territory for GOP Rivals After endorsing Gov. Rick Perry at the Value Voters Summit in Washing on Friday, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress focused on GOP candidate Mitt Romney's faith, saying, "Mormonism is a cult." Judy Woodruff discusses the role of religion in the Republican… Continue watching
Oct 10 GOP Presidential Contenders Attempt To Sidestep Controversial Comments About Mormonism By David Chalian Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney addresses the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington on Oct. 8, 2011. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images. Navigating spurts of massive media attention to his Mormon faith is… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Shields, Brooks on Romney’s Electability, Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan, Wall St. Protests Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including GOP contender Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision and electability, rival Republican candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, plus the Occupy… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Romney: Voters Must Replace Obama to ‘Keep America Strong and Get Back to Work’ After outlining his foreign policy proposals Friday in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his vision for a new "American century," how he would handle relations with Israel, President Obama's jobs bill… Continue watching
Oct 07 Mitt Romney to Rick Perry: Show Us Your Economic Plan By News Desk // After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Romney to Perry: Release Your Economic Plan Mitt Romney chides GOP presidential rival Rick Perry for not releasing his economic plan. Continue watching