Jul 06 Watch Twitter Town Hall Showcases Social Media’s Political Potential In a "Twitter town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The Brookings Institution's… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Campaign Cash Race Is on for GOP ’12 Contenders, Obama Campaign Republican presidential contenders spent the July 4 holiday on the campaign trail. Lately most have spent their time feverishly dialing for the dollars they will need to support their campaigns. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian updates us on the race… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Political Checklist: Bachmann Joins the Race, New York Passes Same-Sex Marriage Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan discuss the latest political headlines. Continue watching
Jun 09 The Morning Line: Obama’s Election Map Might Need an Update By Tom LeGro President Obama's path to the White House in 2012 may be different than it was in 2008. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Supreme Court Revisits Campaign Finance With Arizona Public-Funding Arguments Marcia Coyle discusses the arguments in an Arizona hot-button state campaign finance case. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Should Journalists Be Allowed to Make Campaign Contributions? The brief suspension of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reignited an ethical debate over whether journalists, commentators and news organizations should be allowed to make contributions to political candidates. Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives on the matter. Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Midterms May Usher in New Era for GOP, Changes to Obama’s Policy Kwame Holman reports on the last day of campaigning before voters go to the polls on Tuesday. Polls show a bleak outlook for Democrats, with Republicans poised to take back the House and gain seats in the Senate. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Fiorina Returns to Campaign Trail in Bid to Unseat Boxer After a brief stay in the hospital, Republican candidate Carly Fiorina is back in campaign mode in the close California Senate race against Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. Judy Woodruff talked to both of them during a visit to the Golden… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns in Final Stretch Six days before the midterm elections, candidates are making their arguments to voters in final debates and airing a slew of new campaign ads. Continue watching