Dec 01 Knives Getting Sharper in GOP Fight By Terence Burlij The reverberations from Mitt Romney's recent interview on Fox News are still being felt -- and the manner in which they settle could go a long way toward determining the shape of the GOP race in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Nov 30 Biggest Issue in 2012? Could Be Europe By Dante Chinni A European Union flag and Greek national flag fly near the Parthenon temple; Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg via Getty Images There have been Rick Perry's "What's number three?" gaffe and the allegations against Herman Cain. But the biggest… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Amid Sagging Support, Does Tea Party Have Staying Power for 2012? The Tea Party burst on the scene as a new political force, but does it have staying power? Judy Woodruff discusses the movement's influence with The Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut and The New York Times' Kate Zernike. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch How Would Payroll Tax Extensions Be Funded? President Obama wants to extend a payroll tax cut and many Republicans do too, but both sides are far apart on how to get it done. Gwen Ifill discusses how the extension could be funded with White House National Economic… Continue watching
Nov 30 Cain to Reassess Campaign, Asks Supporters to Stick with Him By Quinn Bowman A Fox5 website shows Ginger White, who claims to have had a 13-year affair with Herman Cain. The GOP presidential candidate has denied the accusation. Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images. A day after an Atlanta woman named Ginger White said… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Fed Faces New Scrutiny for Trillions in Assistance to Banks After Crisis A report published Monday raises new questions about money that the Federal Reserve provided to banks in the wake of the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses the report with Bob Ivry of Bloomberg News. Continue watching
Nov 29 Falling U.S. House Prices Not a Good Sign Image by Fusion via Getty Images. Making Sen$e reporter/producer Elizabeth Shell files most of this post on Tuesday's Case-Shiller housing index. The punchline: housing prices declined in September -- not a good sign. Here's her summary of the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch How Effective Is Justice Department Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods Dealers? The Justice Department used Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year, to shut down 150 websites that were allegedly peddling fake shoes, sporting goods and handbags. Gwen Ifill discusses the crackdown on counterfeit goods with author Larry… Continue watching
Nov 29 New DNC Ad Gives Taste of Potential Obama-Romney Election Battle By Terence Burlij The Iowa caucuses may be five weeks away, but the way that Democrats and Mitt Romney's campaign clashed on Monday, it seemed as if the general election were around the corner. The brouhaha began with the release of a… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch European Commission's Barroso Insists Euro Will Survive Crisis The debt crisis in Europe that, until now, has threatened individual countries, now threatens the continent's common currency. Jeffrey Brown discusses Europe's debt woes and the euro's future with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Continue watching