Nov 09 Incumbents Concede Defeat in Virginia, Montana Senate Races By PBS News Hour Two days after voters went to the polls and handed hair's breadth wins to their opponents, Republican Sens. George Allen of Virginia and Conrad Burns of Montana conceded defeat. Continue reading
Nov 08 With Six Victories, Democrats Take Control of U.S. Senate By PBS News Hour In an improbable march across the country, Democrats swept into power in the Senate for the first time in four years, capturing seats in Virginia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Missouri and Ohio. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Swarthmore Students Speak Out About Election Issues and the Need for Dialogue A group of students at Swarthmore discuss the election-year issues that matter to them, the need for bipartisan dialogue and the role of young people in all of this. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Analysts Discuss Rumsfeld Resignation, Iraq Policy Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, a day after Democrats won control of the House and several more Senate seats. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the election, Rumsfeld's resignation and expectations for the next Congress. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Upcoming House Speaker Discusses Iraq, Working with Bush Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., set to become the first female Speaker of the House in January, discusses the recent election, possible changes in Iraq policy, Rumsfeld's resignation and working with President Bush. Continue watching
Nov 08 Democrats Make More Gains in House By PBS News Hour The day after the midterm elections, results continued to roll in giving Democrats more House seats and putting them in the majority. A handful of other races remained too close to call… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Analyst Discusses Which Voters Showed Up and Why They Cast Their Ballots As several Republican incumbents lost seats in both the House and the Senate, speculators began discussing what were the reasons underlying the shake-up of power. An analyst discusses who came out to the polls yesterday and why. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Resigns, Bush Appoints Former CIA Director Successor Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, and President Bush nominated Robert Gates, former director of the CIA, to succeed him. Jim Lehrer reports on Rumsfeld's resignation and provides excerpts from President Bush's White House Press Conference, as well as comments… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Democrats Preparing to Take Control of House, Push New Agenda Democrats counted the gains that returned them to power in Congress on the day after Tuesday's midterm elections. The NewsHour's Congressional Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the Democrats' dominance as part of a special NewsHour series of election year reports… Continue watching
Nov 08 Republican Gerlach Holds Seat in Tight Pa. Race By PBS News Hour Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach won his third term in Pennsylvania's 6th District, beating Democratic attorney Lois Murphy by a margin of 3,000 votes. Continue reading