May 08 Republicans sideline tea party-approved candidates in push for unity By Philip Elliott and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press With a Senate majority in reach, the Republican Party and its allies are using campaign cash, positions of influence and other levers of power to defuse what they consider challenges by weak conservative candidates before the 2014 midterm elections and… Continue reading
May 07 Watch In first primaries, Republicans gain footing for Senate showdown By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 19 National energy boom blurs traditional political allegiances By Associated Press The U.S. energy boom is blurring the traditional political battle lines across the country. Democrats are split between environmentalists and business and labor groups, with the proposed Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline a major wedge. Continue reading
Mar 07 Conservatives respond to Christie with wary optimism By Ruth Tam At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave attendees the aggressive red meat speech they were hungry for. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Support grows to cut public funding for political conventions By PBS News Hour A proposal to cut off public funding for national political conventions is gaining support across both aisles in Congress. How much do the conventions cost American taxpayers? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Molly Hooper, a reporter for The Hill, about the… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Rep. Huelskamp: Tea party GOP lost the shutdown battle, but not the wider debate Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., believes Americans are disappointed with the "status quo" deal… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire' Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire'… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Endgame Unclear in Republican Effort to Push Towards Shutdown Over Obamacare Endgame Unclear in Cruz's Effort to Push Government Towards Shutdown… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Shields and Lowry on Stakes for U.S. on Syria, Debating GOP Identity Shields and Lowry on Stakes for U.S. on Syria, Debating GOP Identity… Continue watching