May 09 Political Checklist: Indiana Gets Interesting By Christina Bellantoni // In this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about election fallout following Indiana's GOP Senate primary. What does it mean for bipartisanship now that Sen. Richard Lugar was… Continue reading
May 09 Watch Political Checklist: Lugar's Downfall And Voter Divides Political Checklist: Lugar's downfall and voter divides… Continue watching
May 09 Obama: 'Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married' By News Desk President Obama; file photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images Updated 4:14 p.m. | President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage. "Same sex couples should be able to get married," he said in an interview with… Continue reading
May 09 NRCC Chairman: Romney on Ticket Will Boost GOP House Candidates By Cassie Chew Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, walks with Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. Sessions leads the National Republican Congressional Committee and Walden is the NRCC deputy chairman. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images. Mitt Romney's candidacy will help the GOP pick up seats in… Continue reading
May 09 Lugar's Loss Raises Questions for November By Christina Bellantoni Richard Lugar of Indiana has been in the Senate for more than 35 years. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. As longtime senators, the media's chattering class and political consultants ponder the meaning of Sen. Richard Lugar's overwhelming loss in… Continue reading
May 08 Lugar's Loss Follows 'Curse' of Senate's Foreign Policy Committee By Michael D. Mosettig From Oct. 1, 1986, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is seen after a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting about Nicaragua with Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I. Photo by Cynthia Johnson//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. Call it the curse of the chair of the… Continue reading
May 08 N.C. Marriage Vote Opponents Play on Civil Rights Message Photo courtesy Every1against1.com Updated 9:14 p.m. ET | Voters in North Carolina approved the constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, according to an Associated Press report. The Rev. William Barber knows… Continue reading
May 08 Watch Sen. Tom Coburn's Solution for 'Debt Bomb': Everybody Must Sacrifice Sen. Tom Coburn's Solution for 'Debt Bomb': Everybody Must Sacrifice… Continue watching
May 08 Gay Marriage Debate: Tim Kaine Wants 'Relationship Equality' in Democratic Platform By Katelyn Polantz Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine inched toward an endorsement of gay marriage Tuesday and said his party should take a stance on the issue. Headline updated 5:52 p.m. Tuesday. The Democratic Senate candidate and former Virginia governor told… Continue reading
May 08 Watch Conversation: Filming "The Weight of the Nation" John Hoffman, executive producer of HBO's "Weight of the Nation" series, talks obesity. Continue watching