Oct 01 Watch Shields and Gerson on Emanuel's Exit, Boehner's Future Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson analyze the week's top news stories, including the change in leadership within the Obama administration and House Minority Leader John Boehner's political future. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Emanuel's White House Departure Paves Way for Lower-Profile Rouse Reign President Obama ribbed outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in a sometimes-emotional ceremony. The departure lays the groundwork for a different managerial style for the administration under new Chief of Staff Pete Rouse. Political Editor David Chalian walks… Continue watching
Oct 01 Heartland Palpitations: Democrats Find Little Comfort in Small Town America By Lee Banville One trend that is becoming clearer as the midterms approach is that Democrats are struggling to hold on in the heartland. These big-in-size, small-in-population districts throughout the Midwest, known in our Patchwork Nation project as Small Town… Continue reading
Oct 01 Moscow Mayor's Ouster Renews a Query: Who Is Really Running Russia? The Cold War has been over for years, but its two capitals -- Washington and Moscow -- are going through similar political storms these days, both having managed to lose their mayors. The mayors, Yuri Luzhkov of Moscow, and… Continue reading
Oct 01 Rahm Emanuel Bids Emotional Goodbye to White House It's now official. President Obama's chief of staff, the fiery former congressman Rahm Emanuel, has stepped down from his post. In an East Room ceremony, the president said Emanuel will be replaced by Pete Rouse, a long-time Obama… Continue reading
Oct 01 Listening to the Other Side I spent a day at the University of Vermont this week, getting up close and personal with my favorite people - the ones who like getting their news from PBS. In the back of my mind, I had hoped… Continue reading
Oct 01 President Obama's Change at the Top: Out Goes Rahm, In Comes Rouse President Obama and senior adviser Pete Rouse bump fists at the White House in April 2009. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. When President Obama takes to the East Room of the White House at 11:05… Continue reading
Sep 30 Calif. Candidate Whitman, Former Housekeeper Trade More Accusations SAN FRANCISCO | Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, can't seem to shake charges that she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant in her home as a housekeeper and nanny for nine years. In a second day… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Pelosi: Democrats Expect to Keep House Majority, 'Battle-Tested' for Campaign In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retain a majority in the House despite a hostile political environment and weighs in on the battle over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 30 Boehner: House Is in a 'State of Emergency,' Does Not Function The man who would become Speaker of the House -- should Republicans regain control of the arm of Congress -- said Thursday the institution is in a state of emergency. "The House finds itself in state of emergency," Boehner… Continue reading