Oct 27 Brown, Whitman Challenged to Pull Negative Ads in California Governor Race By David Chalian Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks as gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, right, look on during a discussion moderated by "Today" show host Matt Lauer. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. The cheers that welcomed Meg Whitman at an event Tuesday… Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Federal Spending Front and Center in Pa., Wash. Senate Races With only one week to go before the midterm elections, Republicans need to win 10 seats to gain the Senate majority. Gwen Ifill takes a look at the close Senate races in Pennsylvania and Washington. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch News Wrap: Former Hussein Aide Aziz Sentenced to Hanging In other news Tuesday, Iraq's High Tribunal convicted former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death by hanging. Aziz served as one of Saddam Hussein's most-prominent aides. Continue watching
Oct 26 Political Checklist: GOP Expands House Races in Play; Obama Told to ‘Shove it’ DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s44beqf90', 'LP3dwVrP49A', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill take a look at the national dynamics a week before the 2010 midterms in this edition of the Political Checklist. David and Gwen highlight the fact… Continue reading
Oct 26 Tsunami Kills 113 in Indonesia; Former Aide to Hussein Sentenced to Hang Updated 10:36 a.m. ET The AP reports that the death toll from a tsunami in western Indonesia has risen to at least 113 people. The new figure comes from the country's health ministry crisis center. Posted 10:20 a.m. ET At… Continue reading
Oct 26 Washington Post: Candidate Spending May Exceed $2 Billion By David Chalian For Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., ice cream might be inexpensive, but he and other candidates are on pace to exceed $2 billion in campaign spending this election. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. A lot of attention has been paid this… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch GOP Leads Among Independents, Poll Says According to a new poll released by Politico and George Washington University, independent voters are more likely to vote for Republicans than Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections by at least 14 percentage points. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian discusses… Continue watching
Oct 25 New Diversity Districts Appear Safe for Democrats, at Least for Now By Victoria Edwards Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., speaks during a DNC news conference in July; Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call via Getty Images If Democrats are looking for safety this year, they have it in the New Diversity districts that dot… Continue reading
Oct 25 The Morning Line: Independents Poised to Swing to GOP in 2010, Poll Shows For all the talk this election season about tea parties and the enthusiasm gap among partisans, Republicans are poised to make big gains in next week's elections thanks in large part to support from independent voters who have… Continue reading
Oct 22 The Doubleheader: Shields, Brooks on Anita Hill’s Voicemail and NFL Tackling By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the newsroom for yet another edition of The Doubleheader. We talked about Anita Hill and the latest developments in a saga that began, oh so many… Continue reading