Mar 16 Politics by the Numbers: Countdown to Chaos By Gwen Ifill Almost every Tuesday night this year, political junkies everywhere have gathered by the flickering light of their computer screens. We have pored over exit polls, tallied the minutes until results from Vermont to Hawaii and crunched delegate allocations. Invariably, we… Continue reading
Mar 16 New Romney TV Ad: Santorum Is an 'Economic Lightweight' By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney released a new television ad Friday in Illinois hammering Rick Santorum as an "economic lightweight." You can watch the ad here or below: The new spot comes ahead of Tuesday's primary in the Land of Lincoln, where… Continue reading
Mar 16 Obama Confronts GOP Candidates, Pushes Message in Documentary By Christina Bellantoni President Obama speaks at a rally in Largo, Md., on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. After months of dipping their toes in the re-election waters, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have jumped full-on into the general election… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Campaigns Have Message Discipline Online, but Can't Control Facebook Groups Campaigns Have Message Discipline Online, but Can't Control Facebook Groups… Continue watching
Mar 15 Two Hopeful Signs for Americans with Disabilities As the mother of a son with disabilities, I try to keep an eye out for news that affects people in the large community of which he is a part. Today, I spotted two that can potentially spell positive news… Continue reading
Mar 15 Senate Leaders Strike Compromise on Judicial Nominees Photo by Flickr User UlisesJorge Senate leaders reached a deal Wednesday that will allow confirmation of 14 of President Obama's selections to serve on the federal bench. The agreement reached between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader… Continue reading
Mar 15 Biden Kicks Off Re-election Campaign Touting Auto Rescue By Christina Bellantoni Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister David Cameron laugh as Vice President Joe Biden gives a toast at the State Department on Wednesday. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images. Updated 2:30 p.m. ET: Vice President Biden hit the… Continue reading
Mar 14 Patchwork Nation: 3 Storylines in Mississippi, Alabama Results GOP candidate Rick Santorum speaks during a meeting with veterans Wednesday in Puerto Rico. Photo by Christopher Gregory/Getty Images Like a political Energizer Bunny, the Republican nominating campaign keeps going and going and going. Big wins on Tuesday for… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws Across the country, voting rights activists including Rock the Vote have campaigned against a surge of state voter identification laws, requiring individuals to provide a photo ID before they cast a ballot. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest move… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Obama, Cameron Outline Afghanistan Drawdown Plans At a White House news conference Wednesday alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama said he didn't foresee "sudden additional changes" to U.S. troop drawdown plans in Afghanistan despite recent incidents stoking anti-American tensions there. Ray Suarez reports on… Continue watching