Nov 01 Watch Barbour: GOP Will Need to Earn Public's Trust Post-Election Judy Woodruff talks to Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, about what this election means for Republicans and how a new Congress would work with the White House. Continue watching
Nov 01 Vote 2010: Midterm Highlight Reel From Florida to Ohio to California, voters go to the polls for midterm elections Tuesday. They'll cast ballots against a backdrop of economic woes, anti-incumbent sentiment and an ongoing debate over the definition of "change" in politics. Here on the… Continue reading
Nov 01 Mexico Dispatch: Authorities Jockey for Control in Violent Drug War By Jenny Marder Funeral for some of those killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo by Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images Less than a month before Mexicans celebrate the centennial of their revolution, some of them have the feeling the country is in a time of… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Midterms May Usher in New Era for GOP, Changes to Obama's Policy Kwame Holman reports on the last day of campaigning before voters go to the polls on Tuesday. Polls show a bleak outlook for Democrats, with Republicans poised to take back the House and gain seats in the Senate. Continue watching
Nov 01 Political Checklist: Election Day May Bring a New Round of 'Change' DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s44f0qfc4', '1Gb_n57LPIs', '29'); One day before voters go to the midterm polls, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff wrap up the 2010 midterm cycle with a special election week installment of the… Continue reading
Nov 01 Join the PBS NewsHour for Election Coverage Live Online, On-Air, Mobile By Maureen Hoch It's Election Day eve for the 2010 midterms, and political coverage promises to be plentiful Tuesday. But for the finest election news and analysis, there's only one PBS NewsHour -- and we'll have special coverage online, on-air and… Continue reading
Nov 01 At Home in Chicago, Obama Rally a Far Cry From Democrats' 2008 Triumphs CHICAGO | As campaign 2010 moved into its final hours this weekend, the president still had to campaign for the Democratic Party in one important place: his home state of Illinois. Alex Giannoulias, the Democrat hoping to win… Continue reading
Nov 01 California's Central Valley Finds Itself on the Political Map Wheat crops near Bakersfield, Calif., in the state's Central Valley. When most people think of The Golden State, they tend to think of tourist destinations like Hollywood or the Golden Gate Bridge. But there is another swath of California… Continue reading
Nov 01 Monday: Bombs Were Built to Explode in Flight; 52 Killed in Baghdad Siege Yemeni security guard a UPS branch in Sanaa. Photo by Mohammad Huwais/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, said that the two package bombs addressed to Chicago synagogues and intercepted by authorities in Britain and Dubai… Continue reading
Nov 01 Republicans Poised to Take the House House Minority Leader John Boehner attends a campaign rally in his home state of Ohio over the weekend. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Every politician loves to say that the only poll that matters is the one on… Continue reading