Jun 03 Watch Syrian, Bahraini, Yemeni Governments Continue Efforts to Thwart Uprisings Fighting intensified Friday around the Middle East as governments tried to overpower popular uprisings around the region. Jeffrey Brown reports on the continuing turmoil in the Arab world. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Shields, Brooks on 'Discouraging' Jobs Report, Debt Debate, Romney vs. Palin Shields and Brooks on Jobless Rate Woes, Romney vs. Palin… Continue watching
Jun 03 Gwen's Take: Lines in the Sand Drawing lines in the sand is a time-honored Washington tradition. Then there are those political figures who have little use for that sort of clarity. Continue reading
Jun 03 The Morning Line: Amid Poor Jobs Report, Obama Will Tout Autos Success By Tom LeGro On a day when President Obama heads to Ohio to tout the successful rescue of the American auto industry, he'll have to combat brutal headlines about a labor market that seems entirely stalled. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Mitt Romney Names Job Growth as Top Priority in 2012 Race Romney Names Job Growth as Top Priority in '12 Race… Continue watching
Jun 02 Plate Pushing Vegetables, Fruit Ousts Food Pyramid By Dave Gustafson The government scrapped its food pyramid Thursday, replacing it with MyPlate, a campaign that encourages Americans to fill up half their diet with fruits and vegetables, and avoid sugary drinks and oversized portions. Continue reading
Jun 02 Romney Formally Launches 2012 Presidential Campaign In a speech in Stratham, N.H. Thursday former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said President Obama has "failed America" and pledged economic reforms to "bring this country back." Romney is considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Continue reading
Jun 02 The Morning Line: Frontrunner Romney Officially Launches 2012 Campaign By Maureen Hoch You can circle today on your calendar as a turning point in the 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for president. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch Palin's Bus Tour Draws Media Buzz, But 'So Far it's Not a Campaign' For the past four days, much media attention has focused on 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's bus tour. Gwen Ifill talks to The Washington Post's Dan Balz about whether the former Alaska governor appears headed toward a run… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Amid 'Serious Negotiations' on Debt, Can Obama and GOP Find Common Ground? President Obama met with congressional Republicans Wednesday to talk about a debt-reduction deal, but none was made. The meeting followed Tuesday night's largely symbolic House vote that rejected any stand-alone increase to the debt ceiling. Jim Lehrer discusses the prospects… Continue watching