Aug 15 Reshuffled GOP Field Takes Form By David Chalian Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses a Republican fundraiser dinner in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. WATERLOO, Iowa | With Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entrance into the race, Tim Pawlenty's departure from it and Rep. Michele Bachmann's weekend straw… Continue reading
Aug 14 Pawlenty Drops White House Bid By David Chalian Tim Pawlenty visited the Iowa State Fair on Friday, the day before a poor third place showing at the state's straw poll. Photo by David Chalian. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Sunday he is ending his campaign for the… Continue reading
Aug 13 Bachmann Victorious in Iowa Straw Poll; Paul Places Second By David Chalian Rep. Michele Bachmann greets supporters after her victory in the Iowa Straw Poll; NewsHour photo by David Chalian AMES, Iowa | The race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination shifted into a new gear Saturday as nearly 17,000 Iowa Republican… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in Iowa, Obama’s Tough Times Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry weigh in on the week's top political news, including the outcome of the Republican debate in Iowa, Mitt Romney's front-runner campaign style, Rick Perry's presidential campaign strategy, the new deficit… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field? After Thursday night's Republican debate in Iowa, GOP presidential hopefuls headed to the State Fair to court voters ahead of Saturday's GOP straw poll. Judy Woodruff discusses how the debate played out and what's expected in the weekend poll with… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Many Post Offices Face Uncertain Fates as Cuts Loom Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground… Continue watching
Aug 12 And They’re Off: The GOP Campaign, in Full Effect By Gwen Ifill DES MOINES, Iowa | About halfway through my grilled pork chop on a stick at the State Fair, I was reminded why covering politics in Iowa is so different than anywhere else. Gwen Ifill and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian… Continue reading
Aug 12 Rural Post Offices on Shaky Ground More than 3,500 post offices are being evaluated for potential closure. Photo by AFP/Getty. If you blink, you might miss it. That's how the Postmaster in Parshall, Colo., Grant Burger, described his town recently. In fact, photographer Brian Gill… Continue reading
Aug 12 Debate Shows Pawlenty, Bachmann Have Most at Stake in Straw Poll Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann square off at the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/Pool-Getty Images. DES MOINES, Iowa | The Iowa GOP Straw Poll has a terrible track record at predicting the winner of the… Continue reading
Aug 12 Woodruff: America’s Growing Disillusion with Washington If there was ever a time Americans would be justified in throwing their shoe -- or something a lot heavier -- at the TV set, radio or whatever device brings them the latest news from Washington (or the stock market,… Continue reading