Nov 08 Voters Head to Polls With Union Rights, Abortion at Stake By David Chalian A sign in favor of Initiative 26 is displayed near the capitol building in Jackson, Miss. Voters will decide Tuesday whether the state's constitution will recognize a fertilized human egg as a person. Photo by Esme E. Deprez/Bloomberg via Getty… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Penn State's Storied Football Program Rocked by Sexual Abuse Scandal A sexual abuse scandal involving a former football coach has emerged at Penn State University. Margret Warner discusses the investigation into former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky with Patriot-News' Sara Ganim. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Will Latest Cain Harassment Allegations Go Beyond 'He Said, She Said'? Herman Cain faced new accusations of sexual harassment on Monday when a Chicago-area woman went before television cameras with graphic details. Judy Woodruff discusses what the fresh allegations mean for Cain's White House bid with Politico's Jonathan Martin. Continue watching
Nov 07 Fourth Woman Accuses Cain of Unwanted Advances Sharon Bialek (left) speaks with lawyer Gloria Allred at her side during a news conference in New York on Monday. Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images. Sharon Bialek, who sought GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's help in 1997 when… Continue reading
Nov 07 Poll Shows Why Romney Isn't Gaining Traction With GOP Voters By David Chalian A new poll shows GOP voters believe Mitt Romney is the candidate most likely to beat President Obama. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney is clearly the man to beat for the GOP presidential nomination, and new ABC/Washington Post… Continue reading
Nov 04 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Supercommittees, Honey Badgers By Hari Sreenivasan Now that baseball season is over, where will syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spend their leisure hours? They'll likely be back to the heavy lifting of political news. In our "sport of politics" section… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch The Doubleheader: Super Committee In Trouble and the LSU v. 'Bama Showdown Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the dim prospects for the Super Committee… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on Americans' Pessimism, Scandal's Impact on Cain Candidacy Shields, Brooks on Americans' Pessimism, Cain's Candidacy… Continue watching
Nov 04 Democrats Claim to Have 'Breeze' at Their Backs in Quest to Regain House By Quinn Bowman In a confident but cautious pitch to reporters Friday at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DCCC Chairman Rep. Steve Israel said his party has a "gentle breeze at our backs" as they try to win 25 seats from… Continue reading