Oct 05 Reid Pitches Tax on Those Making More Than $1 Million to Fund Jobs Plan Updated 8:00 p.m. ET with correction CAPITOL HILL | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has proposed replacing the tax increases offered by President Obama to pay for the president's $447 billion dollar jobs package with a surtax on… Continue reading
Oct 05 Woodruff: Comparing Wall Street Protesters to the Tea Party By Judy Woodruff Fair or not, I keep comparing this week's protests on Wall Street and against corporate interests across the country with the tea party movement that first gained national attention in late 2008 and early 2009. We watched back in the… Continue reading
Oct 05 Perry’s $17 Million Fundraising Haul File photo by Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. The good news for Rick Perry is that there is finally good news for Rick Perry. After weeks of playing defense on substance (Social Security, immigration) and style (three successively weak… Continue reading
Oct 05 Local Issues Trump National Politics as Tomblin Wins in West Virginia Photo of Earl Ray Tomblin via Facebook. All politics may not have been local in West Virginia on Tuesday, but it was local enough for Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The Democrat, who took over as governor 11… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Christie Hangs Onto His Hat: What Happens to GOP Field? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he will not join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff discusses what his decision means for the campaigns of the rest of the GOP contenders with Political Editor… Continue watching
Oct 04 House OKs Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown for Now The House of Representatives passed a stopgap spending measure Tuesday in a 352-66 vote, once again temporarily avoiding a government shutdown and potential backlash from voters. Speaker John Boehner and other House leaders gained support from 170 Democrats to ensure… Continue reading
Oct 04 Christie: ‘Now is Not My Time’ New Jersey governor Chris Christie put to rest speculation that he might join the fray for the 2012 GOP nomination Tuesday in a new conference after weeks of entreaties, saying "In the end, what was always the right… Continue reading
Oct 04 Christie Passes On 2012 Presidential Run 1:45 p.m. ET | Read more and see video of Christie's news conference: Christie: 'Now is Not My Time' 11:20 a.m. ET | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reportedly decided against running for president in 2012. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Immigration, Affirmative Action on New High Court Docket; Health Reform Awaited The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work Monday and the court has a docket full of controversial cases on topics ranging from obscenity to strip searches to warrantless surveillance. Gwen Ifill previews the new term with The National Law Journal's… Continue watching
Oct 03 Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry’s Sign Problem By Quinn Bowman // Senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian are back for another edition of the Political Checklist. This week they consider whether the accelerated Republican primary calendar benefits the front-runner candidates at the expense of… Continue reading