Oct 05 Watch In Wisconsin, Feingold in Tough Senate Battle With 'Outsider' Businessman With four weeks until Election Day, incumbent Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is facing a tough midterm battle against GOP challenger Ron Johnson. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Oct 05 Political Checklist: Feingold Faces Big Trouble in Wisconsin In this week's Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff previews a story that will air on Tuesday's NewsHour about the U.S. Senate battle in Wisconsin between incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Ron Johnson. Woodruff tells Political Editor David Chalian that as… Continue reading
Oct 05 Times Square Attempted Bomber Given Life Sentence; Japan Slashes Key Rate Updated 12:30 p.m. ET | Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born man who confessed to trying to blow up a car bomb in Times Square in May, was sentenced Tuesday to a mandatory life term in prison. Shahzad, 31, defended… Continue reading
Oct 05 In Ad, O'Donnell Says, 'I'm Not a Witch' By David Chalian "I'm not a witch." That's not your usual opening sentence in a political campaign ad. But Christine O'Donnell's candidacy in Delaware has proven to be anything but usual. The Tea Party-backed Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate is looking to… Continue reading
Oct 04 How Republicans, Democrats Could Prevail in 'Shifting Middle' Districts If the Republican Party is going to recapture in November the 39 seats its needs to control the House, it is going to have to do exactly what the Democrats did in 2006 and 2008. Its candidates are going… Continue reading
Oct 04 Democrats Set Fundraising Record President Obama greets supporters in Chicago during a Democratic Party fundraiser. Photo by Jeff Haynes/Getty Images. The Democratic National Committee announced Monday morning that it raised a record setting $16 million in September, by far the party's… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Kagan's Seating Marks Supreme Court Milestone, But Poses Recusal Hurdle The first day of the new Supreme Court term was also the first day on the bench for new Justice Elena Kagan. Women now make up a third of the high court for the first time. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
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