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
Sep 27 Ban Expires on West Bank Construction; U.S. Seeks to Expand Internet Wiretaps Children of Israeli settlers walk past the construction site for 50 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images. With the 10-month ban on building in West Bank settlements expired as of Sunday… Continue reading
Sep 27 The Backyard Campaign Strategy President Obama speaks about health care reform last week in a backyard in Fall Church, Va. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to hit a backyard in New Hampshire on Monday to raise… Continue reading
Sep 24 Rubio and Meek Push Back on Crist's New Ad By David Chalian Updated Sept. 27 with Video MIAMI | You could call it the one-two punch. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the former Republican running for the U.S. Senate as an independent, has taken to the airwaves to attack both his Republican and… Continue reading
Sep 24 Sudan in the Spotlight on Sidelines of U.N. Assembly By Larisa Epatko On the heels of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama threw his weight behind other U.N. members Friday urging Sudan to carry out its January referendum on southern independence peacefully and on time. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Shields and Gerson Examine Tax Debate, Obama's Staff Shake-ups Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss this week's political stories, including the debate over tax cuts, a new GOP governing pledge and staff departures in the Obama administration. Continue watching
Sep 24 Gwen's Take: Telling Our Stories Two women I know have recently written terrific books that could easily have never seen the light of day. By complete serendipity, each is a former colleague and friend. Isabel Wilkerson and I were both reporters for the New York… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colombia's Santos Sees a Future With Less FARC The president got the news on his cell phone of a successful anti-guerrilla raid while jogging through New York's Central Park. But the president was not Barack Obama learning of the latest U.S. special operation in Yemen or Pakistan. It… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colbert Stays in Character at Congressional Hearing on Farm Jobs As far as House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on agricultural jobs go, this one had a bit more celebrity shine. Stephen Colbert, the comedian and satirist, knew that, and hoped his presence would vault the hearings up to "CSPAN 1"… Continue reading