Oct 14 Democratic Party Chief Blasts Undisclosed Outside Spending Nineteen days before voters head to the polls for the 2010 midterm elections, the head of the Democratic National Committee is cautiously upbeat about his party's chances for success. But that won't halt his plans to keep hammering… Continue reading
Oct 14 The Gender Gap and the Midterms Ever since women won the right to vote in 1920 -- was it only 90 years ago? -- there's been guessing about whether women and men vote differently. This speculation reached a high point during the presidential election year 1980,… Continue reading
Oct 14 Advertising Spending in House and Senate Races Approaches $200 Million Candidates, political parties and outside interest groups have spent an estimated $198 million on advertising for U.S. House and Senate races in the past five weeks, according to a study released Wednesday by the Wesleyan Media Project. Continue reading
Oct 13 Sandra Day O’Connor on Life After the Supreme Court By Judy Woodruff Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to sit on the high court's bench and retired from the court in 2006. Her work since then has taken her many places, including the classroom. Judy Woodruff's has… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Can Death Row Inmates Get New DNA Tests? The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in case involving a Texas death-row inmate who wanted to gain access to additional crime scene evidence for DNA testing. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch California to Let Voters Decide on Marijuana Legalization Judy Muller of KCET reports from California on the a ballot initiative in the state to legalize marijuana. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch After Judge’s Injunction, What’s Next for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? A federal judge has issued an injunction on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military, but some say Congress -- and not the courts -- should decide its fate. Continue watching
Oct 13 States Open Foreclosure Investigation; Court to Hear DNA Evidence Case Updated 1:00pm ET All 50 states have joined the joint investigation into the mortgage industry. Here's a statement from the National Association of Attorneys General. Posted 10:30 a.m. ET A group of 40 state attorneys general is set… Continue reading
Oct 13 The Morning Line: Michelle Obama Hits the Trail for Embattled Democrats First Lady Michelle Obama is headed to Wisconsin and Illinois Wednesday in what is the beginning of an eight state, two-week campaign tour on behalf of embattled Democrats. As is often the case with first ladies, Mrs. Obama… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Sandra Day O’Connor on Judicial Elections, Supreme Court’s New Players Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and the new makeup of the court. Continue watching