Oct 04 Watch Christie Hangs Onto His Hat: What Happens to GOP Field? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he will not join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff discusses what his decision means for the campaigns of the rest of the GOP contenders with Political Editor… Continue watching
Oct 04 House OKs Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown for Now The House of Representatives passed a stopgap spending measure Tuesday in a 352-66 vote, once again temporarily avoiding a government shutdown and potential backlash from voters. Speaker John Boehner and other House leaders gained support from 170 Democrats to ensure… Continue reading
Oct 04 Christie: 'Now is Not My Time' New Jersey governor Chris Christie put to rest speculation that he might join the fray for the 2012 GOP nomination Tuesday in a new conference after weeks of entreaties, saying "In the end, what was always the right… Continue reading
Oct 04 Christie Passes On 2012 Presidential Run 1:45 p.m. ET | Read more and see video of Christie's news conference: Christie: 'Now is Not My Time' 11:20 a.m. ET | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reportedly decided against running for president in 2012. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Immigration, Affirmative Action on New High Court Docket; Health Reform Awaited The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work Monday and the court has a docket full of controversial cases on topics ranging from obscenity to strip searches to warrantless surveillance. Gwen Ifill previews the new term with The National Law Journal's… Continue watching
Oct 03 Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry's Sign Problem By Quinn Bowman // Senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian are back for another edition of the Political Checklist. This week they consider whether the accelerated Republican primary calendar benefits the front-runner candidates at the expense of… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Political Checklist: Shifting GOP Primary Calendar and Rick Perry's Sign Problem Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff discuss the 2012 Republican primary. Continue watching
Oct 03 Supreme Court Case Preview: TV Indecency, GPS and 'Peter and the Wolf' By Marcia Coyle Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images. The most closely watched case in the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court is not on the argument docket yet, but likely will be soon. The justices are expected to take a look… Continue reading
Oct 03 Perry's Sign Problem Could Spell Another Long Week Ahead Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to local residents at the "We the People: A First in the Nation Freedom Forum" town hall event on Oct. 1, 2011 in Hampton, N.H. Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid, Candidates' Styles Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki Killing, Florida's Primary Bid… Continue watching