Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public. Yet,… Continue reading
Dec 08 White House Pets During the Holidays By Larisa Epatko From Bo lookalikes planted around the White House, to one of the Fords' puppies snacking on an ornament, view photos of the White House pets through the years at holiday time. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Gingrich’s ‘Skeletons,’ Bill Clinton’s ‘Second Act,’ Tax Cuts Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Bill Clinton on Obama: ‘I Think He’ll Be Re-elected’ In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy," his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs,… Continue watching
Nov 23 From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving By Jason Kane A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch ‘Tension City’ Reflects on Jim Lehrer’s Decades Moderating Presidential Debates In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row… Continue watching
Aug 03 Presidents at Age 50 By Larisa Epatko As President Obama turned 50 on Aug. 4, we took a look at what some past presidents were doing at the same age: from George Washington, who was trying to quell a possible mutiny among war-weary soldiers, to George W. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Vietnam’s ‘Haunting’ of Post-War Presidents Explored in New Book 'Haunting Legacy' Details Vietnam War's Hold on Politics… Continue watching
Apr 07 Making Sen$e: The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix By Paul Solman Alice Rivlin (seated in green) with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, during a meeting of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in late 2010. (Photo By Tom… Continue reading
Apr 07 The Need for a Long-Term Budget Fix By Elizabeth Shell I wrote yesterday about a chat with the former head of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, Martin Baily, now of the Brookings Institution. Most striking to me, was his suggestion that there could conceivably be an upside to… Continue reading