• Hillary Clinton, and what you need to know about pneumonia

    Hillary Clinton, and what you need to know about pneumonia

    Sep 12, 2016 12:36 PM EST

    ... t quelled by antibiotics. Rest and hydration — and medical monitoring — would be the prescription here. “Viral infections get better by themselves in healthy people. It just takes time,” McGeer said. Read More: Smears over a candidate’s personal health can work. Just ask Michael Dukakis Pneumonia is spread just like ...

  • Green Party nominee Jill Stein on why she’s the only candidate ‘not corrupted’

    Green Party nominee Jill Stein on why she’s the only candidate ‘not corrupted’

    Aug 23, 2016 11:18 PM EST

    ... discussion, it's really important, you know, to let that discussion go forward and let people see. I think, in America... JUDY WOODRUFF: Let me just ask you this. You have made it clear you think both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would be terrible presidents for the country. So ...

  • Comparing the presidential candidates’ approaches to the economy

    Comparing the presidential candidates’ approaches to the economy

    Aug 05, 2016 11:47 PM EST

    ... in recent days was this 1 percent growth rate for the last six months. That's a dreadful number. And, look, the other thing is just ask the American people how they feel about the economy. Are you confident about it? How are your own personal finances? And all of ...

  • Why it’s harder for women to run for office

    Why it’s harder for women to run for office

    Jul 27, 2016 01:02 AM EST

    ... to Congress from her district. She now works to elect other woman candidates. Welcome to you both. JUDY WOODRUFF: Welcome. GWEN IFILL: I want to ask you both to think back to 1984. We were just asking Nancy Pelosi about this idea, the big breakthrough, when Geraldine Ferraro became the ...

  • The intrusive investigation behind Supreme Court nominations

    The intrusive investigation behind Supreme Court nominations

    Feb 16, 2016 09:32 PM EST

    ... idea that you miss something that later torpedoed the nomination — that's a nightmare," said Jack Quinn, former White House counsel to President Bill Clinton. Just ask Judge Douglas Ginsburg. Nine days after President Ronald Reagan nominated him for the high court, it was revealed he had smoked marijuana as ...

  • Viewer's guide: GOP candidates meet in New Hampshire for 8th debate

    Viewer's guide: GOP candidates meet in New Hampshire for 8th debate

    Feb 06, 2016 05:52 PM EST

    ... a dispute with Fox News. He will resume his place at center stage as the leader in most recent polls, but his rivals sense weakness. Just ask Iowa winner Ted Cruz, who said this week that his two little girls were better behaved than Trump, who was "losing it." Trump ...

  • What the winning Iowa campaigns say about the battle ahead

    What the winning Iowa campaigns say about the battle ahead

    Feb 03, 2016 01:00 AM EST

    ... IFILL: Now turning to the Democrats' side, we're joined by Joel Benenson, chief strategist for the Hillary Clinton campaign. Joel, I'm going to ask you the same question I just asked Rick Tyler, which is, in a nutshell, how did you pull it out, very narrow win in ...

  • Oklahomans have embraced free, universal early education -- and it's working

    Oklahomans have embraced free, universal early education -- and it's working

    Feb 02, 2016 09:22 PM EST

    Oklahomans trend conservative, yet they’ve embraced free, universal early education.

  • 2015's biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies

    2015's biggest breakthrough could deliver designer babies

    Dec 31, 2015 12:54 AM EST

    CRISPR, a new method for editing genes, has been called a development that could revolutionize medicine. Cheaper and more precise than past gene editing, this promising tool has also raised concerns. Gwen Ifill talks to Jennifer Doudna of University of California, Berkeley and Paul Knoepfler of University of California, Davis.

  • U.S. 'step-by-step' strategy against Islamic State questioned in Congress

    U.S. 'step-by-step' strategy against Islamic State questioned in Congress

    Dec 02, 2015 12:06 AM EST

    Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the U.S. will be deploying more special forces to assist Iraqi and Peshmerga forces targeting the Islamic State, and will be authorized to take direct action. Some lawmakers questioned whether the U.S. is making progress in the fight against ISIS. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from House Armed Services Committee...