Sep 08 Perry, Romney Spar at Debate; Race for Nomination Becomes More Defined By David Chalian Mitt Romney listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry at Wednesday night's Republican debate. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. It is far more often the case than not that hyped political events don't live up to expectations, but Wednesday night's GOP… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Brennan: Post-9/11, U.S. Has 'Right Balance' Between Civil Liberties, Security In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch How Will Perry Change Dynamic in GOP Debate? Before President Obama presents his plan to spur job creation on Thursday night, eight Republican hopefuls will debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian preview the debate, which will… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Obama's Jobs Plan Expected to Carry $300 Billion Price Tag President Obama and his advisers put the final touches on his jobs plan Wednesday as details began to trickle out about what he's expected to announce Thursday evening in a prime-time address to Congress. Kwame Holman reports on the plan,… Continue watching
Sep 07 Attention Mall Shoppers: Are You Engaging in Suspicious Activity? All week on the NewsHour, we're exploring different stories about the world a decade after the 9/11 attacks. On Wednesday's broadcast, you'll see a report from NPR's Daniel Zwerdling and the Center for Investigative Reporting about efforts… Continue reading
Sep 07 Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 Making Sense: Why Alan Krueger Is An Interesting Fit for the White House Photo of Alan Krueger by Ralph Alswang via flickr user Center for American Progress on April 30, 2010. Alan Krueger of Princeton is President Obama's choice for head of the Council of Economic Advisors. That doesn't mean he… Continue reading
Sep 07 Political Checklist: What Can Obama Accomplish in His Jobs Speech? EmbedVideo(1416, 482, 304); David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview a big week in American politics: Wednesday night the Republican presidential candidates face off in another debate, which will be frontrunner Rick Perry's first. As Wednesday's Morning Line… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Political Checklist: What Can Obama's Speech Accomplish? David Chalian and Gwen Ifill preview President Obama's jobs speech… Continue watching
Sep 07 Perry-Romney Battle to Take Center Stage at Republican Debate By David Chalian Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in Iowa last month. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. All eyes will be on Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he takes the stage to participate in his first debate of the presidential campaign season. In… Continue reading