Aug 18 President Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low on Handling of Economy By David Chalian President Obama greets people Wednesday after speaking at the Country Corner Farm Market in Alpha, Ill. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. President Obama's approval rating on his handling of the economy has sunk to a new, very low 26 percent,… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 'Tough Guy' Rick Perry Makes Waves on Republican Campaign Trail Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination just days ago, but he is already making waves by touting his state's job growth and low taxes as a model for the nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Amid Attention From Obama, GOP, How Is Midwest's Economy Doing? On the last day of his bus tour through the Midwest, President Obama's aides said he will outline a national jobs plan after Labor Day. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the economy in Midwestern states with Iowa State University's… Continue watching
Aug 17 Woodruff: The Income Gap, Right Under Our Noses Knowing the PBS NewsHour was planning a series of reports on income inequality in America, launched with economics correspondent Paul Solman's excellent report on Tuesday (if you haven't seen it yet, it's a must), my ears have been attuned… Continue reading
Aug 17 Campus and Careers Counties Brace for Potential Debt-Ceiling Deal Fallout University of Michigan School of Dentistry graduates take an oath to uphold high professional standards at a May graduation ceremony in Ann Arbor -- a Campus and Careers county type; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/umdent In the two… Continue reading
Aug 17 President Obama to Present Jobs Plan in Post-Labor Day Speech By David Chalian President Obama feeds the press as he walks out of Kernel Cody's Popcorn Shoppe in LeClaire, Iowa. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. In addition to flooding the airwaves and newspapers with images of President Obama in the heartland hearing from… Continue reading
Aug 16 Iowans on What They Know and Want to Know About Rick Perry, GOP Field Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a big splash Sunday night when he made his Iowa debut as a presidential candidate in Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's childhood hometown of Waterloo. The Black Hawk County Republican Party sold out the Electric… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Iowans Welcome Rick Perry To The Race Iowa Republicans talk about Gov. Rick Perry's entry into the presidential race. Continue watching
Aug 16 President Obama to Unveil Economic Plan in September By David Chalian President Obama speaks at a town hall meeting Monday at the Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. In front of a picturesque red barn in Iowa on Monday, bathed in the early evening summer light,… Continue reading
Aug 15 5 Questions for David Chalian on 2012: Bachmann's Poll Ratings, Third Parties and a 'Boring' Republican Fight? By David Chalian NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian is fresh off a reporting trip to Iowa for the GOP's Ames straw poll. Last week, we invited you to ask your questions about the 2012 election season and the shape of the… Continue reading