Aug 12 Woodruff: America's Growing Disillusion with Washington If there was ever a time Americans would be justified in throwing their shoe -- or something a lot heavier -- at the TV set, radio or whatever device brings them the latest news from Washington (or the stock market,… Continue reading
Aug 12 Pawlenty, Bachmann Square Off in Debate Ahead of Iowa Straw Poll By David Chalian Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and Jon Huntsman take the stage for a debate Thursday in Ames, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images AMES, Iowa | There were eight candidates on the debate stage Thursday night… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch In Absentia, Perry Manages to Steal Some Thunder From GOP's Iowa Debate Following months of speculation, a spokesperson for Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss Perry's impact on the Republican field and preview Thursday… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Bipartisan Deficit Super Committee to Play by Different Rules Than Congress House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named three Democrats to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Thursday. Margret Warner discusses the committee's members, its unique rules and its deficit-reduction goals with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute… Continue watching
Aug 11 Berwick Recess Appointment Part of a 'Fundamentally Broken' System Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images Dr. Donald M. Berwick. It's a name as likely to incite a political brawl in Washington as it is to attract a blank stare almost anywhere else. But if most Americans haven't… Continue reading
Aug 11 Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Questions on Iowa Straw Poll, 2012 By News Desk With the Iowa Straw Poll set for this weekend and news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will be contending for the Republican presidential nomination, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian is taking your questions about the state of the… Continue reading
Aug 11 Guide to the Super Committee The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction -- otherwise known as the "super committee" -- is charged with putting a plan forward to cut at least $1.5 trillion from the U.S. deficit. Republican and Democratic congressional leaders… Continue reading
Aug 11 Pelosi Picks Leadership Democrats for Super Committee House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Thursday her selections for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, rounding out the group with three prominent Democrats who represent the base of the party. Pelosi selected Assistant Democratic Leader James… Continue reading
Aug 11 Iowa Debate, Straw Poll Will Set Stage for Fall Campaign Michele Bachmann steps off her campaign bus in Humboldt, Iowa, ahead of Thursday night's debate. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. There will be eight candidates seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on the debate stage Thursday night in… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Wis. Voters Weigh in With 'Mixed Verdict' for GOP, Democrats Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall results and the Badger State's… Continue watching