Nov 15 Watch Lame-Duck Congress Reconvenes as Rangel Leaves Own Trial On Monday, Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel walked out of his own ethics trial, the 111th Congress reconvened and newly elected members attended orientation. Kwame Holman has an overview then Ray Suarez gets more on what to expect from the lame-duck… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Kerry: U.S. Shouldn’t Blow Karzai’s Criticism Out of Proportion Margaret Warner talks to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai's most recent criticism of the U.S. mission in his country. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Tax Cuts, Debt, Lame-Duck Congress, Bush Book Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sort through the top political stories, including the debate over extending tax cuts, prospects for the lame-duck Congress, criticism of debt commission ideas and former President Bush's new book. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Delaware’s Chris Coons: ‘All Options on the Table’ for Deficit Cuts As part of the NewsHour's series of conversations with newly-elected lawmakers, Judy Woodruff talks to Delaware's Senator-elect, Democrat Chris Coons. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch What Does New Republican Control Mean in Statehouses Across U.S.? Gwen Ifill speaks with reporters from Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Maine about the state-level power shift that also went the GOP's way in the midterm elections. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Tea Party Sen.-Elect Lee Vows to Vote Against Debt Limit Increase Judy Woodruff talks to Sen.-elect Mike Lee of Utah about how Republican congressional leaders will implement ideas from candidates who ran on a Tea Party platform of smaller government and reduced spending. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Republicans Score Biggest House Takeover in 70 Years A day after Republican victories across the country took back House control, pledges came from the GOP to cut spending and shrink government. Meanwhile, Democrats pledged cooperation and took stock of their losses. Gwen Ifill and David Chalian wrap up… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Economy Woven Into Election Night Outcome Political Editor David Chalian and analyst Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report preview what's to come on election Night and key races to keep an eye on. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Campaign Spending Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New Times columnist David Brooks discuss the debate this election season over campaign spending and the role of outside money. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Voters Hit the Polls for Midterm Election Many voters cast their final decision on candidates at the polls nationwide. After tireless campaign pitches, ads, speeches and rallies Election Day is here. Kwame Holman reports on voter turnout. Continue watching