Sep 29 Experience Counts? By David Chalian California attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown speaks during a debate against Republican candidate Meg Whitman on Tuesday. Photo by Jose Luis Villegas-Pool/Getty Images. The 2010 midterm election narrative for members of Congress trying to keep their jobs… Continue reading
Sep 28 Ethics Committee GOP Members Allege Stalling on Rangel, Waters Trials Republican members say the House Ethics Committee must "stop stalling the resolution of the Rangel and Waters matters" and complete the Democrats' public trials prior to the November election. In a written statement issued Tuesday afternoon, GOP members accused… Continue reading
Sep 28 Earmarks Good for U.S. Democracy, 'Cheese Factories on the Moon' Argues Earmarks are an oft-maligned process by which members of Congress can request that appropriated federal dollars be spent in a specific way, and that money often winds up spent in the district of the member making the request. Sen. John… Continue reading
Sep 28 Remembering Rahm White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Just hours after President Obama said on NBC's "Today" show that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel would soon make a decision about whether to… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Settlement Moratorium Expires: Will Mideast Peace Talks Last? After Israel opted to allow its settlement-construction moratorium to expire, Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives on what's next for the renewed Middle East peace talks from Ghaith al-Omari, a former adviser to President Abbas, and David Makovsky of the Washington… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Proposal Could Expand Government's Web Wiretapping Efforts Potential new regulations could make it easier for federal officials to wiretap online communications, raising privacy concerns. Ray Suarez gets two views on the idea. Continue watching
Sep 27 What Will Motivate Christian Conservative Voters This Year? Updated: 5:04pm ET There is little doubt that the economy is the biggest driver of voter sentiment in 2010. Poll after poll shows economic anxieties are a serious concern for Americans. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the economy… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Settlement Moratorium's Expiration Stirs Uncertainty in Mideast Peace Talks The Israeli government's decision not to extend the moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank could possibly drive Palestinians away from the peace talks. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Sep 27 Obama Tries to Recapture 2008 Magic As President Obama prepares for his latest campaign swing that includes a big public rally in Madison, Wis., Gwen Ifill discusses how the White House is employing the president's celebrity status with young voters as a way to enliven… Continue reading
Sep 27 Lesson From Ed Miliband's Rise in U.K. The brothers Miliband: Ed (left) and David (right) at the Labour party conference in England. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Updated Oct. 4 Editor's Note: We have confirmed with his staff that Ed Miliband did indeed serve as an… Continue reading