Oct 16 Watch Republicans Use Benghazi Attack as Critique of President Obama's Mideast Policy In an interview, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she claims responsibility for the consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. Meanwhile, echoing claims made by Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan on the campaign trail, congressional Republicans chastised the White House… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Rules on Ohio Voting Law, Won't Block Early Voters In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Obama on an Ohio voting matter -- early voting in that state will not be blocked during the three days leading up to Election Day. Also, Americans on Social… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Dems Look to Hold Senate Majority, GOP Tries to Wrest Control in Key Races Dems Look to Hold Senate Majority, GOP Tries to Wrest Control in Key Races… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch In Blue Bay State, Senate Candidates Stress Bipartisanship and Independence In Blue Bay State, Senate Candidates Stress Bipartisanship and Independence… Continue watching
Oct 15 Twitter Chat: What to Expect for the Town Hall Debate By Colleen Shalby Politics editor Christina Bellantoni answered your questions Monday about the town hall presidential debate during a live Twitter chat. See the archived chat below and look for more coverage on the second presidential debate Tuesday on our website where we'll… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Super PACs Wage Political Ad Wars with Hundreds of Thousands of TV Spots Super PACs Wage Political Ad Wars with Hundreds of Thousands of TV Spots… Continue watching
Oct 15 For Romney, Obama Camps, Ad Wars About Money -- And Buzz It's no surprise that ad buys by presidential candidates and their affiliated groups are costly -- some might even say astronomical -- reaching even greater numbers in swing states, where TV viewers have become intimate with every shape, size and… Continue reading
Oct 15 Massachusetts Senate Race: Behind the Scenes By Saskia de Melker The NewsHour team was in Massachusetts this week, covering the close Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. Continue reading
Oct 15 Latest Polls Show Presidential Race Closer Than Ever By Christina Bellantoni President Obama delivers pizzas to a campaign office in Williamsburg, Va., in a visit Sunday with workers. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. With just over three weeks to go, it would be tough for this presidential race to get any… Continue reading
Oct 12 Shields and Brooks on Campaigns, Copyright and Cheating Cyclists By Hari Sreenivasan It's another episode of the Doubleheader, where we talk about the politics of sport and the sport of politics with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Continue reading