Dec 05 Gingrich Leads GOP Field in Iowa, Surges in New Hampshire By Terence Burlij Former House speaker Newt Gingrich attends a forum on manufacturing in Pella, Iowa, last month. Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images. One month out, there is a clear front-runner for the Iowa Republican caucuses: Newt Gingrich. The former House speaker claimed… Continue reading
Dec 03 Herman Cain Suspends Bid for GOP Presidential Nomination By Terence Burlij file photo; Win McNamee/Getty Images Herman Cain announced Saturday he was suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, citing the "painful price" sexual harassment and extramarital affair allegations have had on his family. "With a lot of prayer and… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Gingrich's 'Skeletons,' Bill Clinton's 'Second Act,' Tax Cuts Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Bill Clinton on Obama: 'I Think He'll Be Re-elected' In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy," his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs,… Continue watching
Dec 02 Woodruff: Clinton Talks Jobs, Election Year Politics Former President Bill Clinton is incapable of giving a dull interview. So when his latest book came out, a 196-page "short" look, in his words, at why government needs to be involved to get the economy moving again, I didn't… Continue reading
Dec 02 Saturday Is 'Decision Day' for GOP Presidential Contender Herman Cain Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain waits to speak at a November news conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Friday he would make an announcement Saturday about the future of his… Continue reading
Dec 02 Gingrich: 'I'm Going to Be the Nominee' By Terence Burlij Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks in Bluffton, S.C., as part of a three-day swing through the state. Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images. Newt Gingrich is looking to bring some certainty to a Republican presidential race that has been anything but… Continue reading
Dec 02 The Tax Cut Debate: The Latest Train Wreck Waiting To Happen As I prepared for a PBS NewsHour discussion about the prospects of extending and expanding the year-old payroll tax holiday, I knew the challenges that lay ahead. And that was before the Senate confirmed my pessimism by rejecting not one,… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch For 'Soldiers' in Mexico's Drug War, 'More Murders Than They Can Count' The death toll continues to mount in Mexico's drug war. Hari Sreenivasan and Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost discuss his new book "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," an account of his more than 10 years investigating the country's criminal cartels. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Barney Frank on Dysfunction in Congress: 'Blame James Madison' Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank announced this week that he would not seek re-election next year after more than four decades in politics. Judy Woodruff and Frank discuss his legacy, his decision to retire, the U.S. housing crisis, Europe's ongoing debt… Continue watching