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Jan. 25, 2012
President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night -- a preview of the general election argument to come over the next nine-and-a-half months -- calling for the restoration of economic fairness and pledging to confront Republican opposition to his policies in Congress head-on.
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Jan. 25, 2012
Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google+ hangout during the 2012 State of the Union and the GOP response. Among the guests were Talking Points Memo reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, Tufts history professor Peniel Joseph, Huffington Post reporter Jon Ward and University of New Hampshire historian Ellen Fitzpatrick.
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Jan. 24, 2012
Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google+ hangout during the 2012 State of the Union and the GOP response. Among the guests were Talking Points Memo reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, Tufts history professor Peniel Joseph, Huffington Post reporter Jon Ward and University of New Hampshire historian Ellen Fitzpatrick.
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Jan. 24, 2012
Financial documents, released under pressure, dominated the Republican presidential campaign Tuesday. Hours after Newt Gingrich released a disputed Freddie Mac employment contract, rival Mitt Romney released two years of income tax returns. Jeffrey Brown reports. Then, Judy Woodruff and guests discuss what the returns show.
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Jan. 24, 2012
President Obama will stress fairness as a way to strengthen the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to excerpts released by the White House.
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Jan. 24, 2012
If you can read and write in another language, and are interested in becoming part of the NewsHour's team of translators for Tuesday's State of the Union address, join us by clicking here.
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Jan. 24, 2012
Mitt Romney told Brian Williams of NBC News during the debate Monday night that there would be "no surprises" when he released his tax returns.
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Jan. 23, 2012
Judy Woodruff reports on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney launching an aggressive assault on South Carolina primary winner Newt Gingrich. Then, Gwen Ifill discusses the state of the Republican field ahead of Florida's primary next week with The Rothenberg Political Report's Stuart Rothenberg and USA Today's Susan Page.
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Jan. 23, 2012
In a 40 percent to 28 percent rout, Newt Gingrich won more raw votes Saturday in South Carolina than Mitt Romney won in New Hampshire and Iowa combined.
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Jan. 21, 2012
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was projected to defeat Mitt Romney Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, according to The Associated Press. Follow a live blog with updates from NewsHour staffers.
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Jan. 21, 2012
In his South Carolina primary victory, Newt Gingrich won just about every demographic -- Tea Party voters, those who consider themselves somewhat or very conservative and voters who said the most important quality a candidate should have is the ability to beat President Obama. Political Editor Christina Bellantoni reports.
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Jan. 21, 2012
In retrospect, it should not come as a surprise that Election Day came to South Carolina with wind, rain and tornado watches. The Gingrich surge here has been that strong.
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Jan. 20, 2012
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the impact of Mitt Romney's "stumbling" debate performances, allegations from Newt Gingrich's ex-wife, Ron Paul's chances and the real message behind the Obama campaign's first television ads.
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Jan. 20, 2012
A day before the South Carolina primary, a drumbeat of polls suggested a "neck-in-neck" race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Ray Suarez discusses the closing moments of the "single craziest week of the 2012 campaign" with Gwen Ifill, who has been reporting the building action from Columbia, the state capital.
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Jan. 20, 2012
The numbers are depressing, and surprising, considering it's 2012. Only 17 percent of the U.S. Senate is made up of women. A group called "Political Parity" launched a national bipartisan effort Thursday to change this.
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Jan. 20, 2012
The first edition of the Doubleheader for 2012 is here. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle Topic No. 1 of the debates in South Carolina last night.
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Jan. 20, 2012
The PBS NewsHour's politics team is on the ground in South Carolina covering the busy days before Saturday's primary. Here's a look at the week leading up to the primary in video and tweets.
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Jan. 20, 2012
Thursday night's GOP presidential debate capped perhaps the most surreal 24-hour period of the 2012 campaign and might have altered the shape of the race as Republican voters in South Carolina go to the polls on Saturday.
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Jan. 19, 2012
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich sat down with Gwen Ifill Thursday in South Carolina after Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his endorsement of the former speaker of the House. Gingrich discussed his momentum ahead of Saturday's primary, and said his candidacy was the only "practical vote" to stop a Mitt Romney nomination.
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Jan. 19, 2012
Concluding that there was "no viable path forward," Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his campaign for the presidency in an announcement Thursday morning. He immediately endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination. Judy Woodruff has an update on the race for the GOP nomination.
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Jan. 19, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich told the PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill in an exclusive interview Thursday in Beaufort, S.C., that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's endorsement of him earlier in the day is further evidence that he is the only conservative alternative to Mitt Romney.
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Jan. 19, 2012
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce Thursday morning that he is ending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination and will instead endorse former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Jan. 18, 2012
Mitt Romney admitted for the first time Tuesday that he pays an effective income tax rate of about 15 percent, raising questions about the front-runner's wealth and providing his Republican rivals and Democrats fresh ammunition.
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Jan. 17, 2012
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision lifting restrictions on some campaign contributions, super PACs have spent $26 million this election cycle. Gwen Ifill discusses big money's impact on the political landscape with John Dunbar of the Center for Public Integrity and Robert Kelner of the Covington & Burling law firm.
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Jan. 17, 2012
The five Republican presidential candidates met in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday night for what became a feisty forum showcasing four hopefuls trying to dent Mitt Romney's front-runner armor.
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Jan. 16, 2012
Monday marked the end of the campaign trail for presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman. The former Utah governor's announcement narrowed the GOP field to five just days before the South Carolina primary. Judy Woodruff discusses the current state of play with NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni and USA Today's Susan Page.
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Jan. 16, 2012
Jon Huntsman, who attracted votes from Democrats and worried President Obama's team in Chicago, will step aside and embrace front-runner Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination Monday morning in South Carolina.
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Jan. 15, 2012
Jon Huntsman will end his presidential bid and endorse Mitt Romney's candidacy, a top aide told the NewsHour late Sunday.
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Jan. 13, 2012
As Republican presidential contenders gauge how to slow Mitt Romney's momentum, social conservative leaders plan to meet in Texas this weekend to discuss the possibility of uniting behind someone other than the former Massachusetts governor. Judy Woodruff has an update on the campaign ahead of South Carolina's primary.
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Jan. 13, 2012
Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, pushed back on criticism from his rivals of his tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital, and he's putting a new ad on the air saying those attacks are a mistake.