Jun 08 The Morning Line: Obama to Renew Focus on Jobs By Tom LeGro President Obama repeated his oft-used line Tuesday about how when he wakes up in the morning his first thought is about how to get more Americans back to work. Continue reading
Jun 07 Political Checklist: Job #1 for Obama Still Economy By Quinn Bowman David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff look at the political implications of a Washington Post/ABC poll released Tuesday showing that six in 10 Americans are unhappy with President Obama's handling of the economy. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Political Checklist: Troubled Economy a Problem for Obama The NewsHour politics team discuss how the economy affects Mr. Obama's job approval. Continue watching
Jun 07 The Morning Line: Pawlenty Rolls Out Economic Plan By Tom LeGro Shocking as it may be, President Obama and every serious contender for the Republican nomination agree on one important fact: The 2012 presidential election is going to be fought and won on the economy. Continue reading
Jun 06 The Morning Line: Santorum Enters 2012 Race Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is the latest official entry into the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Shields, Brooks on ‘Discouraging’ Jobs Report, Debt Debate, Romney vs. Palin Shields and Brooks on Jobless Rate Woes, Romney vs. Palin… Continue watching
Jun 03 The Morning Line: Amid Poor Jobs Report, Obama Will Tout Autos Success By Tom LeGro On a day when President Obama heads to Ohio to tout the successful rescue of the American auto industry, he'll have to combat brutal headlines about a labor market that seems entirely stalled. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Mitt Romney Names Job Growth as Top Priority in 2012 Race Romney Names Job Growth as Top Priority in '12 Race… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Republicans Get Wake-Up Call From New York House Race Upset Democrats hailed Kathy Hochul's upset victory Tuesday in a special U.S. House election in New York where Republicans hold a considerable voter-registration advantage. Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss what role the Republican Medicare plan played and what… Continue watching
May 17 Watch As GOP Field Takes Shape, Gingrich on Defensive Over Medicare Remarks The GOP's 2012 presidential nomination battle shifted once again Monday when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who hasn't officially entered the race, announced he'd raised $10 million in one day. Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Gwen Ifill about the… Continue watching