May 31 Slide Show: Former Presidents as Advisers, Friends The two Bushes, Obama and two other living American presidents have come together to uphold a modern tradition begun by Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman. Continue reading
May 31 John Edwards Speaks Outside Courthouse After Verdict Updated 5:55 p.m. John Edwards outside federal court in Greensboro, NC Tuesday. Photo by: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images The verdict's in: John Edwards is not guilty for misusing campaign money. That's just one aspect of the case -- on… Continue reading
May 31 Watch What Role Does Fashion Play in Politics? Student reporters examine how fashion affects the way voters see candidates. Continue watching
May 31 Former Presidents Look to One Another For Advice, Friendship By Katelyn Polantz The five living American presidents have come together to uphold a modern tradition begun by Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman: A team born from the U.S.'s highest executive office. Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy write about its secrets in their… Continue reading
May 31 New Polls Show Campaigns' Dead Heat Hasn't Lifted By Christina Bellantoni President Obama in Des Moines, Iowa May 24. Photo by: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages Deadlocked: past participle, past tense of dead·lock (verb) Cause (a situation or opposing parties) to come to a point where no progress can be made because of… Continue reading
May 30 Watch How Do You Spend $1 Billion in a White House Race Anyway? Mitt Romney's win Tuesday in Texas effectively sets up a two-man contest for the White House. As President Obama and his Republican challenger look to corral votes and money, Judy Woodruff, The Washington Post's Tom Hamburger and Politico's Kenneth Vogel… Continue watching
May 30 Political Checklist: After Texas-Sized Victory, What's Next For Romney? By Katelyn Polantz The NewsHour's Judy Woodruff and Christina Bellantoni break down how Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are targeting voters through the Internet. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Political Checklist: Romney's the Nominee, So Now What? The NewsHour politics duo breaks down where Romney's campaign goes from here. Continue watching
May 30 On to November: Romney Earns Spot to Face President By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns in Las Vegas Tuesday. Photo by: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With little fanfare, Willard Mitt Romney crossed an important threshold Tuesday. The 65-year-old former governor of Massachusetts clinched enough primary delegates to earn the Republican Party's nomination to… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Campaigns Court Colorado Hispanics in Unpredictable Contest In Colorado, where Hispanics make up 20 percent of the population, presidential campaigning is increasingly being done in Spanish. And while immigration may not be the most important issue for Latino voters, it certainly is a defining one, according to… Continue watching