Nov 02 Watch How Does Outside Money Flow Into Campaigns? Paul Solman tracks the outside money pouring into some campaigns and examines how big of an influence they have. This is all part of his regular reporting on 'Making Sense of Financial News'. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Watching for Signs of a GOP Wave on Election Night For tips on key races to watch, Gwen Ifill talks to NewsHour's Political Editor David Chalian and analyst Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch House Poll Numbers Lean in Republican Favor Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New Times columnist David Brooks will join us through out the night for analysis of election results. Continue watching
Nov 01 Monday's Art Notes By Tom LeGro In today's arts and culture headlines, George Hickenlooper, who won an Emmy Award in 1992 for directing "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," has died at age 47,… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Obama: Suspicious Packages Underscore U.S. Need to Remain Vigilant President Obama confirmed Friday that packages containing explosives were shipped from Yemen to synagogues in Chicago as part of a "credible threat" to the U.S. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post for the latest. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Poll Numbers Show Voters Turning Away From Democrats Recent poll numbers show that Democrats are in trouble, even among some voters that supported the president's agenda two years ago. But the Obama administration insists there is no indication that there will be a huge disappointment for the Democratic… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Colorado, Illinois Senate Races May Prove Critical In Colorado and Illinois, Senate candidates are in a dead heat. Gwen Ifill talks with political watchers Floyd Ciruli and Carol Marin. Continue watching
Oct 19 Conversation: Poet Elizabeth Alexander By Tom LeGro On January 20, 2009, Elizabeth Alexander was vaulted onto a stage few poets ever see when she was asked to compose and read a poem, "Praise Song for the Day," at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Her latest book… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch As Election Nears, GOP Heavyweights Tout Message of Change With just 15 days until the midterm elections, candidates are pounding the campaign trail in hopes of getting voters to the polls on Nov. 2. Gwen Ifill talks to Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report, about… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Tea Party's Message, Obama's 'Shovel Ready' Jab Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top news, including the Tea Party's message in the midterms and a New York Times profile of President Obama. Continue watching