Apr 13 'Mommy Wars' Erupt in Campaigns' Fight for Women Voters By Christina Bellantoni Ann Romney was criticized by a Democratic consultant on Wednesday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Remember when the "lipstick on a pig" comment completely changed the direction of the presidential race? Yeah, didn't think so. An inartful and offensive… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Outlining the Senate Six: Democrats on Defense While a third of senators are on the ballot this November, six races should indicate where control of the Senate is headed. Part of a new series called the Senate Six, Ray Suarez and Christina Bellantoni outline what's at stake… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch The E-Book War: the Stakes in the Fight for Readers' Dollars Citing consumer losses of millions of dollars, the Justice Department accused Apple and five publishers this week of colluding to raise e-book prices and break Amazon's dominant hold in the market. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the market with… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Trayvon Martin Case: Will Zimmerman Face a Jury? George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer arrested in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, made his first appearance before a Florida judge Thursday. Judy Woodruff, Lynn Whitfield, city attorney for Hallandale Beach, Fla., and the University of Miami School of… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch The E-Book War: the Stakes in the Fight for Readers' Dollars The Latest Chapter in the E-Books Battle… Continue watching
Apr 12 Introducing the NewsHour Senate Six Sen. Scott Brown, who won a special election in 2010 to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, will face off against democrat Elizabeth Warren this fall. The contest is expected to be one of the tightest and most-watched in… Continue reading
Apr 12 Four Women of the Supreme Court Agree: More Is Better By Judy Woodruff At a time when women have become an issue in the presidential campaign, it was fascinating to sit in on the first-ever public program involving all three current women members of the U.S. Supreme Court and the only female former… Continue reading
Apr 12 Female Voters in Spotlight of Romney, Obama Battle By Christina Bellantoni Women watch Mitt Romney campaign Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. If the voting women of America were feeling neglected, those days are over. A newly emboldened Mitt Romney, bolstered by his now-inevitable claiming of the GOP… Continue reading
Apr 12 Recap a Twitter Chat With the NewsHour on Virginia, Maryland Politics Virginia's State Capitol in Richmond. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user absentmindedprof. Updated Friday, April 13 6:30 p.m. ET Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Democratic Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley have two different visions for the role of… Continue reading
Apr 12 In Failing to Pass Budget, Maryland Legislature Makes History The Maryland state flag hangs near a home in Annapolis. Creative Commons photo courtesy Flickr user jimmywayne This report is part of our ongoing Divided by D.C. project, exploring 2 Governors, 2 Visions, 1 Election Year. For… Continue reading