Jan 03 Watch 'Not Your Grandmother's Iowa Caucus:' Historians Examine State's Rise to Power Jeffrey Brown discusses the history and significance of the Iowa Caucuses with presidential historians Richard Norton Smith of George Mason University and Michael Beschloss, plus Jeff Stein of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch How Divided Are Iowa's Republican Voters? Recent days turned Iowa into a three-way grudge match -- with GOP hopefuls looking to gain momentum coming our of the first contest of the primary season. Gwen Ifill discusses what to look for as the results roll in with… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch GOP Candidates Make Last-Ditch Effort to Get Iowans to Caucuses Republican presidential hopefuls seeking the first harvest of delegates this nominating season worked right up to the last minute Tuesday ahead of Iowa's Caucuses. Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' last-ditch efforts, then Gwen Ifill speaks with Des Moines Register… Continue watching
Jan 03 Iowans Voice Their Top Issues, Ideas on Fixing U.S. Political System By Quinn Bowman As Iowans gather for Caucuses around the state to literally stand up for their GOP presidential candidate of choice, we asked several residents about their most pressing concerns of this campaign season and how they view the U.S. political system. Continue reading
Jan 03 Interviews With the GOP Candidates By Maria Lopez Conde Tuesday's Iowa caucuses will help determine who among the Republican presidential contenders goes forward. Catch up on all of the candidates' views with the conversations and links below, as well as on our politics page. Texas… Continue reading
Jan 03 Panetta to Unveil Plan for Military Cuts Getty Images Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to unveil his plan later this week for cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from the U.S. military budget in coming years. He will address this and other matters related to… Continue reading
Jan 03 Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses By News Desk Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally Monday at the Weber Paper Company in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. On Tuesday evening, Iowa's Republicans will gather at 1,774 precincts to select their choice to be the GOP's… Continue reading
Jan 03 Are Syrian Spies Operating on U.S. Soil? UPDATE Jan. 12. We post a special report with a series of audio, text and video responses from Syrian Americans who responded to our Public Insight Network query. UPDATE Jan. 9: Newshour Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan hosted a live… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Are Syrian Spies Keeping Tabs on Opposition Activists in U.S.? Are Syrian spies are operating in the United States, keeping tabs on Syrian-Americans?… Continue watching
Jan 03 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? By Dante Chinni Iowans listen to Texas Rep. Ron Paul last week during a town hall meeting at the Sioux Center Public Library. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Everyone likes to win, but sometimes it's better to finish second. Up in the northwest… Continue reading