Dec 29 New Polls Put Romney in GOP Driver's Seat By Terence Burlij Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets voters during a campaign stop in Muscatine, Iowa, Wednesday. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The tumultuous Republican presidential race experienced its latest shake-up Wednesday with the release of new CNN/Time/ORC International… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch In Iowa Ads, Candidates Stay Mostly Positive as Super PACs Do the Attacking Pushing closer to the Iowa Caucuses, GOP presidential candidates and the outside groups supporting them are pouring money into TV and radio ads -- spending more than $10 million in December alone. Judy Woodruff and Ken Goldstein of the Campaign… Continue watching
Dec 28 Romney Manages Expectations Game in Iowa By Terence Burlij Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters and poses for photographs during a rally at the Hotel Blackhawk Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney has worked hard all year to keep expectations for… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch What's Next for Russia's Political Leadership? Amid election-fraud accusations and growing political turbulence, where are Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin headed? Margaret Warner discusses the country's political upheaval with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations and Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch A Week Before Caucuses, Iowa Republicans Taking Final Measure of Candidates Republican presidential candidates in Iowa are all smiles this week, shaking hands and corralling votes in anticipation of the upcoming Caucuses. Judy Woodruff discusses the GOP hopefuls' final push in the Hawkeye State with state Republican Chairman Matthew Strawn and… Continue watching
Dec 27 Is Obama Getting His Mojo Back? President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden; file photo by Jim WatsonAFP/Getty Images. Barack Obama has not had an easy ride as president. He took office as the economy was collapsing on many fronts -- spikes in… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Romney Focuses More on Iowa, Hoping to Become 'Unstoppable Force' in Primaries In a flurry of bus touring, pheasant hunting and endorsement courting, GOP presidential candidates are honing and sharing their last-minute campaign messages before next week's Iowa Caucuses. Gwen Ifill discusses the race and year in politics with The Rothenberg Political… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Author Daniel Yergin on U.S. Need for a 'Diversified Energy Portfolio' Amid concern over tensions and violence in Iraq and Syria, oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing hunt for untapped reserves of energy and how the demand for energy has shaped political and… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch New Morocco Constitution, Election Meant to Avoid Arab Spring-Style Uprising As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by a new constitution and an election -- giving Moroccans a louder, more democratic voice in government. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Shields, Brooks on Stopgap Payroll Tax Cut Deal, Iowa Caucuses, Holiday Wishes Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the payroll tax cut deal that ended the latest partisan standoff in Washington, their holiday wishes for the country and "Super PAC"… Continue watching