Jan 25 State of the Union: Submit Your Reactions to the President's Address By Hari Sreenivasan // The NewsHour offered special live coverage of President Obama's State of the Union address at 9pm ET on Jan. 27, including the analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks. We're also trying a few new things online to add… Continue reading
Jan 25 Bernanke's Confirmation Gaining Support Ben Bernanke's chances of winning a second term as Federal Reserve chairman are looking up Monday after a White House push over the weekend to reverse rising populist sentiment against his confirmation. "He's going to have bipartisan support in… Continue reading
Jan 25 Monday's Headlines: Obama to Propose Help for Middle Class Families President Barack Obama will use the State of the Union address this Wednesday to propose a series of initiatives aimed at helping middle class families, the New York Times reports. Among the proposals the president is expected to lay… Continue reading
Jan 22 The Rundown With Shields and Brooks: Political Shakeups and Helping Haiti By Quinn Bowman New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk with Hari Sreenivasan about what this week's political upset in Massachusetts says about independent voters; David's column about what hasn't worked… Continue reading
Jan 22 In Ohio, Obama Pushes Jobs Plan and Health Care At a townhall-style event outside Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, President Barack Obama admitted that his agenda, including the health care reform effort, had hit "a little bit of a buzz saw," but he vowed to keep pushing for a health care… Continue reading
Jan 22 Bernanke's Road to a Second Term Faces New Obstacles Updated 5:46pm ET Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a statement late Friday, signaling his endorsement of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chairman. Here's part of what Reid had to say about the decision:… Continue reading
Jan 22 Friday's Headlines: Obama Heads to Ohio to Talk Jobs Obama in Ohio: President Obama heads to Lorain County, Ohio, on Friday to talk jobs as part of his White House to Main Street "listening tour." During the visit to Ohio, where the unemployment rate stands at 10.6 percent,… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Shields, Brooks on Political Shakeup for Democrats Columnist Mark Shields, David Brooks break down the news of the week, including the outcome of the Massachusetts special election and Obama's tough sell on health care reform. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Biden Visits Iraq to Quash Election Dispute In other news, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad Friday hoping to ease tensions before the March elections, and Britain raised its terror threat level to "severe."… Continue watching
Jan 21 Farnsworth Honored for 'The Judge and The General' By Hari Sreenivasan Tonight, NewsHour alumna Elizabeth Farnsworth will be honored with one of this year's prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her work as co-director/producer of "The Judge and the General" -- a documentary on the judge who indicted Augusto… Continue reading