Jan 12 Obama, Democrats Raise $68 Million in 4th Quarter By Christina Bellantoni President Obama greets supporters at a fundraising rally Wednesday in Chicago. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. Now that Mitt Romney has won two nominating contests, President Obama is starting to step it up. The White House said the president did… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Shields, Brooks Reflect on Romney's New Hampshire Victory Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks reflect on Mitt Romney's victory in New Hampshire's Tuesday primary and preview the Republican presidential campaign's shift to South Carolina's primary. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Supreme Court Upholds 'Ministerial Exception' From Anti-Bias Laws The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution provides ministers an exemption to anti-discrimination laws. Margaret Warner discusses the implications of the court's recognition of a "ministerial exception" with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch What Mitt Romney's Role at Bain Capital Means for His Presidential Bid Mitt Romney's tenure at one of the world's largest private investment firms, Bain Capital, has emerged as a major campaign issue this election season. Judy Woodruff discusses the company's hiring statistics and Romney's role with The Boston Globe's Beth Healy… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Romney Has Momentum, but 'Anything Could Happen' in S.C. The race for the Republican presidential nomination turned to South Carolina Wednesday, where the field of presidential hopefuls took aim at frontrunner Mitt Romney. Gwen Ifill discusses the politics of the Palmetto State with Reid Wilson of National Journal's Hotline… Continue watching
Jan 11 Even With Wins, Romney Faces Tough Road With Conservatives By Judy Woodruff Overnight, Mitt Romney drew much closer to grabbing the GOP brass ring for 2012. He made history by becoming the first Republican non-incumbent to win both the Iowa caucuses (albeit by .0065 percent of the vote) and the New Hampshire… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Writer Claims Syrian Government Took Down Her Facebook Page Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government took down her Facebook page. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Writer Claims Syrian Government Has Tried to Intimidate Her Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government has tried to intimidate her. Continue watching
Jan 11 For Romney, Everything Falls Into Place By Dante Chinni Mitt Romney had a lot of advantages going into New Hampshire -- from residency to voter demographics -- and in the end it all showed up on Tuesday night. The former Massachusetts governor won nine of the state's 10 counties. Continue reading
Jan 11 Tickets to Ride: Romney Heads South, Rivals Not Bowing Out By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney celebrates his New Hampshire primary victory with supporters in Manchester. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Mitt Romney made history. The former Massachusetts governor is the first non-incumbent Republican in modern times to win nominating contests in both Iowa… Continue reading