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Oct. 24, 2012
With the race still looking like a jump ball and both campaigns barnstorming a handful of battleground states at a fevered pitch, every incident that can be cast in a negative light will be amplified.
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Oct. 23, 2012
You may have thought debate season was over, but Tuesday evening four more candidates with presidential aspirations will spar.
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Oct. 23, 2012
In the latest installment in our Battleground Dispatches series, Cathy Lewis of WHRO in Hampton Roads, Va., looks at how concern over sequestration is playing out as a local voting issue. Gwen Ifill talks to Roll Call's Steve Dennis and Josh Rogin of Foreign Policy about how congress is working on facing its budget negotiations.
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Oct. 23, 2012
Margaret Warner fact-checks different debate highlights, including Mitt Romney's characterization of President Obama's early overseas trips, what the candidates said about their opponent's and their own defense spending proposals, and the ideal scope and size of the Navy.
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Oct. 23, 2012
The candidates made an eager return to the campaign trail the day after their final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla. Gwen Ifill recaps debate highlights and looks at new ads. Judy Woodruff gets post-debate analysis from Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, and Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Oct. 23, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney's stances on foreign policy might not differ too drastically, but you wouldn't know it by the way they talked Monday night, said two analysts we spoke to after the debate.
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Oct. 23, 2012
Whether or not pundits thought President Obama and Mitt Romney addressed foreign policy enough in Monday night's presidential debate, it was their last chance to go one-on-one in front of voters before the election. Bayonets and binders aside, what did you think of the content -- the candidates' answers? Vote here.
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Oct. 23, 2012
The encounter at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., was marked by repeated clashes between the two candidates over foreign affairs and domestic concerns, with President Obama taking a more aggressive approach while Romney appeared more guarded for much of the evening.
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Oct. 22, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney met Monday night for their third and final presidential debate before voters go to the polls Nov. 6. They described what they would do about Syria and Iran, and what they believe is America's primary duty in the world. The NewsHour live-blogged the event.
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Oct. 22, 2012
Mark Shields and David Brooks disagree a lot but the political analysts were united when they said the candidates, "felt they had to disagree, even when there wasn't any disagreement." In NewsHour's post-debate analysis, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill review the highlights, remarks and gaffes from the last presidential debate.
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Oct. 22, 2012
President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney met in Boca Raton, Fla., for one final debate on foreign policy, moderated by Bob Schieffer of CBS News. While Obama emphasized international alliances and coalition building, Romney touted peace through strength in their broader visions for U.S. foreign policy.
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Oct. 22, 2012
Though the economy has been the priority for voters in this election, the consulate attack in Libya and concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions have renewed some urgency and emphasis on foreign policy in the national dialogue. Jeffrey Brown talks to the Washington Post's David Ignatius and the Philadelphia Inquirer's Trudy Rubin.
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Oct. 22, 2012
As the third and final 2012 presidential debate nears, polls show President Obama losing his edge over Mitt Romney on the question of who would be a better commander-in-chief. Gwen Ifill talks with NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks for what to expect from both candidates, with 15 days till Election Day.
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Oct. 22, 2012
Body language analysts may not have much to talk about Monday night. President Obama and Mitt Romney will sit side-by-side at a table when they meet for the final presidential debate with 15 days to go until voters decide which of them will live in the White House the next four years.
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Oct. 19, 2012
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including how Mitt Romney and President Obama fared in the second presidential debate, the political fight for key demographic groups and the long career and legacy of George McGovern, as the politician nears death.
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Oct. 19, 2012
Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair says there's plenty of blame to go around for the financial crisis, but the foremost culprit is greed. Judy Woodruff talks to Bair about her new book, "Bull By the Horns," which assesses what role different figures from Wall Street to the White House and the regulatory offices played in the crash.
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Oct. 19, 2012
With a tight presidential race, growing Hispanic populations in key swing states -- Colorado, Nevada, Florida and Virginia -- could provide the margin of victory. Ray Suarez reports on the campaigns' efforts, including spanish-language ads, appearances on Univision, and more, to capture Hispanic votes that are up for grabs.
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Oct. 19, 2012
Immigration was a hot point of discussion at the presidential debate at Hofstra University Tuesday, when President Obama and Governor Romney squared-off on the topic for the first time this debate season.
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Oct. 19, 2012
The presidential campaigns are grinding it out over the final 18 days in virtually the same battleground states that set the stage for the race at its outset. With both President Obama and Mitt Romney having plenty of money to compete across the nine very different states, this is where the focus will remain.
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Oct. 19, 2012
If you're voting for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, it's because one or the other has persuaded you he can make your life better.
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Oct. 18, 2012
A third of adult viewers under 40 who watched the second presidential debate were "double screening," meaning they both watched the debate and used an additional form of digital media. Ray Suarez talks to the Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz about the "binders full of women" meme and politicized search terms.
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Oct. 18, 2012
New Hampshire is poised to make history if three women running for national political office all win their bids. Anna Sale of WNYC Radio reports from the Granite State, where unemployment is relatively low and independence is highly valued, about how social issues are playing out in local elections and the presidential race.
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Oct. 18, 2012
Student debt is outpacing credit card debt. With unemployment high for young people, 10 percent of graduates have defaulted on loans within two years of graduation. Judy Woodruff talks American Council on Education's Terry Hartle and Cato Institute's Neal McCluskey about what President Obama and Mitt Romney propose as solutions.
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Oct. 18, 2012
Now that both campaigns are focusing more openly on women voters, my question is: what took them so long?
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Oct. 18, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney intensified their focus on women voters Wednesday, following Tuesday's debate that saw issues such as pay equity, abortion rights and contraception move front and center in the campaign.
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Oct. 17, 2012
During the presidential debate at Hofstra University, Mitt Romney called President Obama's trade policy weak and China "a currency manipulator". Kenneth Lieberthal of the Brookings Institution and Forbes.com's Gordon Chang talk with Jeffrey Brown about contrasting approaches to U.S.-China geopolitical issues and trade relations.
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Oct. 17, 2012
During the second presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y., the candidates traded accusations over alleged unfair trade practices by China. Upset by the debate, the Chinese said China-bashing in U.S. presidential campaigns "has become a ritual" that negatively affects relations between the U.S. and China. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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Oct. 17, 2012
Ray Suarez examines charges and counter-charges made during the second presidential debate held at Hofstra University, including disagreements on approaches to addressing the consulate attack in Benghazi, whether gas prices can measure the success of energy policy, and which candidates' tax policies would balance the budget.
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Oct. 17, 2012
In other news Wednesday, the FBI arrested a 21-year-old Bangladeshi native as part of a sting operation after the man parked a van filled with what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb near the Federal Reserve Building in New York. Federal agents assured the public the explosives in the van were inert.
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Oct. 17, 2012
Mitt Romney flew to Virginia and President Obama to Iowa, but distance didn't stop attacks between the two the day after the second presidential debate. Gwen Ifill reports on the presidential candidates' campaign stops. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from the Washington Post's Karen Tumulty and The Associated Press' Julie Pace.