Sep 01 Watch ‘The Contenders’ a Nod to Failed Candidates Who Still Changed History 'The Contenders' Nods to Failed Candidates Who Changed History… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Political Checklist: Troubled Economy a Problem for Obama The NewsHour politics team discuss how the economy affects Mr. Obama's job approval. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Harman: Netanyahu Could ‘Be the Peacemaker Israel Has Been Seeking’ President Obama met Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after delivering a U.S. policy speech calling for a return to pre-1967 borders. Judy Woodruff discusses what comes next in the peace process with former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Van Hollen: Tea Party Wing Has Taken Over House Budget Talks Gwen Ifill talks to Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, about the state of a budget stalemate for the rest of this fiscal year, the prospects for a government shutdown and what's at… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Sen. Cardin, Rep. Pence Split Over Government Shutdown Judy Woodruff talks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Sen. Mike Pence. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Hart Calls for Obama Doctrine, Coleman Predicts ‘Trouble’ if Gadhafi Stays Jim Lehrer talks with two former senators about President Obama's decision to use military force to counter Moammar Gadhafi's troops in Libya. Democratic Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado is a scholar-in-residence at the University of Colorado, and Republican Sen. Norm… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘I’ve Got a Lot of Problems With the President’s Budget’ Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, the longtime Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats and serves on the Senate Budget Committee, about the debate on spending and cuts in the president's budget blueprint for 2012. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Exit Interview: Minnesota Rep. James Oberstar on Electoral ‘Waves’ In the final installment in a series of interviews with Democrats voted out of office, Judy Woodruff talks to veteran Minnesota lawmaker James Oberstar about lessons from serving in Congress for nearly four decades. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Outgoing Rep. Perriello: ‘We Walk Away With Our Heads Held High’ Judy Woodruff begins a series of interviews with lawmakers facing involuntary retirement after losing in the November midterms. Up first, Virginia Tom Perriello, a one-term Democratic congressman, on how the next Congress should break through partisan gridlock. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Rep. Schakowsky: Social Security Not Part of Deficit Problem As part of a series of conversations about the country's deficit problems, Judy Woodruff speaks with Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois about the details of her plan to cut the deficit. Continue watching