Oct 13 Watch Sandra Day O'Connor on Judicial Elections, Supreme Court's New Players Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and the new makeup of the court. Continue watching
Oct 12 Judge Issues Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' By News Desk A federal judge in California has issued a worldwide injunction against the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, putting a hold on the military's ban on openly gay troops. The Associated Press reports that U.S. Department of Justice… Continue reading
Oct 12 Big Third Quarter Fundraising Jackpot for Sharron Angle It appears former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle is poised to be the big jackpot winner of the money race for third quarter donations. The tea party backed Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada announced Tuesday that she took in a… Continue reading
Oct 12 Tuesday: Rescue Approaches for Chilean Miners; Fort Hood Hearings Begin Rescue operations for the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for more than two months could begin as soon as midnight Tuesday. Below ground, the miners are preparing as well -- they've been sent shampoo and new clothes through… Continue reading
Oct 12 The Morning Line: Obama Works the Youth Vote When President Obama takes to the Internet Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET to conduct a town hall from George Washington University, it will be the first of two events on his schedule this week primarily focused on… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Whether Vaccine Makers Can Be Sued Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal talks about Supreme Court arguments on whether drug companies that make vaccines can be sued. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Outside Groups Spend Big on Campaign Ads Third-party groups on both sides of the political aisle are spending big on advertising this fall - but not at the same rate. Judy Woodruff talks with Evan Tracey, founder of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, for details. Continue watching
Oct 11 When Economy Wanes, Politics in Europe Tend to Tilt Right Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache. Photo by Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images A new maxim appears to be developing in politics from Central and Eastern Europe into Western Europe: the further down the economy goes, the further right go the politics. Continue reading
Oct 11 What Voters Talk About When They Talk About the Economy As Patchwork Nation often notes, the diversity of communities in the United States makes it difficult to identify a single economic story. National GDP and unemployment numbers are not encouraging, but no one in American experiences those U.S. averages… Continue reading
Oct 11 Dems Target Outside Ad Spending; Nevada Senate Race Heats Up In this week's Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explore the Democratic Party's decision to make a major issue of the political advertising coming from pro-Republican groups, particularly groups that are not affiliated with the official GOP. Continue reading