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Aug. 30, 2012
Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan addressed the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, pledging to take on tough issues, take responsibility and stick to the party's "founding principles. We got reaction from several delegates afterwards.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Wednesday night's speaker lineup at the Republican National Convention included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno, Arizona Sen. John McCain, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
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Aug. 30, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. | Mitt Romney has given plenty of speeches, stretching from the corporate boardroom to the governor's office in Massachusetts and his two runs for the presidency, but Thursday evening at the Tampa Bay Times Forum he will deliver perhaps the most important remarks of his 65-year life.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Former Pennsylvania senator and presidential contender Rick Santorum told the NewsHour he found presidential contender Mitt Romney "to be pretty normal" and he should reveal more about who he is to voters.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to evaluate convention speeches by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney, to discuss why foreign policy has been a non-issue at the RNC, plus the "wonky earnestness" of Rep. Paul Ryan.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Wisconsin, home territory of Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan, is one of the most polarized states in the nation. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at our Map Center with Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg Political Report and hears from Wisconsin voters about a lack of compromise or unity in politics in their state.
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Aug. 29, 2012
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor talks to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, how the Republican ticket would address the needs and expectations of regular Americans, plus the political standoff in Washington between the two parties.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Jeffrey Brown talks to a former mentor and colleagues of vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan about his early star power, his passion for fiscal issues and his reputation as a policy wonk.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Though foreign policy has been largely overshadowed by economy talk at the RNC, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff talk to Romney adviser Vin Weber, a former Minn. congressman, as well as former Sen. Norm Coleman about how the nominee would approach the crisis in Syria, negotiating with China, plus President Obama's track record.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Gwen Ifill talks to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising leader of the Republican party, about his role at the convention, his belief that voters should approach this election as a choice between two different visions of government and economy, and his emphasis on encouraging legal immigration.
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Aug. 29, 2012
Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the convention floor Tuesday night just minutes after Kasich announced that all 66 of the Republican delegates in that swing state were awarding their votes to Mitt Romney.
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Aug. 29, 2012
The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
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Aug. 29, 2012
The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
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Aug. 29, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. | Wednesday's Republican National Convention will be all about Rep. Paul Ryan.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week. While they might have come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president -- Mitt Romney -- many of them stand out from the crowd with a unique look.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Tea party activists, social activists, Super Pac independent groups. The Republican party encompasses all these communities, said Al Cardenas of the American Conservative Union in this interview with NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk to Romney economic advisers Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia University's School of Business, and John Taylor, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about debt, tax cuts and deregulation. Andy Kohut of Pew Research Group weighs in on how Americans perceive Republican economic policy.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Hari Sreenivasan and Anna Sale of WNYC examine data from the PBS NewsHour Map Center on the No. 1 priority of voters in swing states: jobs and the economy.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about the opening day of the Republican National Convention. They also discuss their nostalgia for the convention roll call and what the nation can expect to hear in speeches from Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Ann Romney is scheduled to address the Republican National Convention Tuesday night in Tampa Bay. The NewsHour was there on the convention floor as she prepped for her speech.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Gwen Ifill talks to Romney campaign spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom about how Mitt Romney plans to tell Americans about his life, faith and vision for the future as the Republican presidential candidate, plus convention floor 'theater' with Ron Paul supporters and Paul Ryan's role as a game-changer.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Mitt Romney received 2,064 votes in the roll call, officially nominating Romney as the 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Judy Woodruff talks to House Speaker John Boehner about the relevancy of four-day national conventions in a digital age, the GOP platform and what to expect in Mitt Romney's acceptance speech.
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Aug. 28, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. | The show goes on here at the Republican National Convention, where much of the focus Tuesday will be on the speeches given by Ann Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Aug. 28, 2012
Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. While they will come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president, many of them stand out from the crowd with a unique look. Here are some of them.
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Aug. 27, 2012
About 200 protestors gathered Monday in a park in Tampa, Fla., and marched through the city's streets toward the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. They were matched by a sizable police presence, and inclement weather triggered led to a smaller-than-expected turnout.
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Aug. 27, 2012
About 200 protestors gathered in a Tampa, Fla., park Monday and marched through the city's streets toward the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. They were matched by a sizable police presence, and inclement weather triggered led to a smaller-than-expected turnout.
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Aug. 27, 2012
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss 'Day Zero' of the Republican National Convention, how Mitt Romney's Mormon faith may factor into this election, and what David calls "the most important speech of the convention," the upcoming remarks by Ann Romney.
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Aug. 27, 2012
Are political conventions just for policy wonks, journalists and politicos, or do they engage average Americans, as well? That is the question at the heart of a recent poll. Jeffrey Brown talks to Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut from the convention floor about the results of that poll.
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Aug. 27, 2012
Political editor Christina Bellantoni talks with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill about the buzz generated on the convention floor and behind the scenes as the Republican convention convenes but postpones major events for one day.
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Aug. 27, 2012
Though it looks like Tampa, Fla., will miss the strongest parts of Tropical Storm Isaac, Republican leadership felt as though they had no choice but to delay the events of the Republican convention by one day. Despite the change, breakfasts, rallies, protests and more have continued. Jeffrey Brown reports.