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
May 31 Watch Reps. Clyburn, Roskam Debate Thinking Behind Debt-Ceiling Showdown House Republicans late Tuesday were staging what would be a largely symbolic vote on a bill ostensibly aimed at raising the U.S. debt limit by an additional $2.4 trillion, but without any spending cuts. The measure is not expected to… Continue watching
May 31 Political Checklist: Debt Ceiling Vote Symbolism By PBS News Hour Political Editor David Chalian is joined by Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff for a look at the debt ceiling vote and Sarah Palin's bus tour. Continue reading
May 30 Obama Names Army Gen. as Chief Military Adviser By News Desk Army Gen. Martin Dempsey is expected to replace Adm. Mike Mullen as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Shields, Brooks on Patriot Act, N.Y. Race Upset, Medicare Politics, Palin Tour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the Patriot Act extension clearing Congress being signed by President Obama, the 2012 GOP presidential field and the Ryan Medicare plan's impact… Continue watching
May 27 The Gospel According to Bill Clinton It never gets old listening to Bill Clinton. Like a thoroughbred watching the race from the sidelines, he is always champing at the bit to get back on the track. That became clear once again this week when… Continue reading