Oct 17 Watch Economy Dominates Campaigning as Race Enters Final Stretch Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks evaluate the candidates' renewed focus on the economy and the likely strategies at play as the Obama and McCain campaigns enter the final stretch. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess New Dynamics of ’08 Race With both national party conventions now complete, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama hit the ground running as the race begins to Election Day. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the road ahead. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Presidential Tickets Offer Women Voters More Choices Although female voters had been leaning Democratic so far in this presidential campaign, Gov. Sarah Palin has brought new appeal to the Republican ticket for socially conservative women. Two analysts examine issues that concern women and how these will influence… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Columnist Values the Right to Pursue Happiness Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page measures the importance of happiness and its part in one of the most famous phrases of the Declaration of Independence as the United States turns another year older. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Analysts Reflect on McCain’s Unexpected Path to GOP Nomination Despite campaign turmoil and unlikely odds last fall, John McCain finished his remarkable comeback Tuesday, winning the last few delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination. Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus discuss McCain's dramatic campaign path. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Theologian Discusses Relevance of the Bible in Modern Society In the second of two conversations on the role of the Bible in modern society, Ray Suarez talks to Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Continue watching
Apr 20 War Supporters Continue to Back President Despite Low Poll Numbers By Admin, PBS NewsHour After the Democrats won control of Congress in November 2006, fueled largely by public discontent over the continued violence in Iraq, the Republican base of support for the war seemed to have lost some of its leverage. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Supreme Court Upholds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday narrowly upheld a ban on the procedure known as partial-birth abortion. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the implications of the 5-4 decision. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Congress Prepares for Power Shift The November midterm elections brought a major power shift in Congress, with both the Senate and the House of Representatives switching control from the Republicans to the Democrats. Four former congressmen discuss what the new political landscape means for the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Debate over Welfare Reform Lingers 10 Years Later Ten years ago, then-President Clinton signed into law major welfare changes that tightened restrictions on who could receive welfare and for how long. Experts assess the impact the law has had over the years. Continue watching