Dec 25 Watch Shields and Brooks on Impact of Health Reform, Politics of 2009 Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the next steps for health care reform legislation and look back on the year in politics in 2009, including President Obama's first year in the White House. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch In Illinois, ‘Gitmo North’ Tapped to House Detainees The Obama administration plans to send some Guantanamo Bay detainees to an underused prison in rural Illinois. Republican lawmakers denounced the plan, while local residents anticipate an economic boom. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Democrats Inch Closer to Sweeping Health Care Overhaul President Obama urged Senate Democrats to push forward with health care reform and pass legislation before the year ends. The majority party remains divided over the proposals, disagreeing on key elements such as expanding Medicare and providing a public option. Continue watching
Dec 04 Young Voters a Complex and Growing Force By Quinn Bowman In the 2008 presidential election that sent Barack Obama to the White House, younger voters challenged the conventional wisdom that young people are too fickle, immature or uninformed to vote. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Afghan War Timeline Remains Point of Contention for Many Editorial page writers from around the country throw in their opinions and reactions to President Obama's Afghanistan strategy unveiled Tuesday night. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Obama to Present Afghanistan Strategy in National Address Judy Woodruff reports on the White House's Afghanistan briefing, and then columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sit down with Jim Lehrer to preview President Obama's Afghanistan announcement. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Senate Gears Up for Showdown Over Health Reform Bill The Senate on Thursday inched closer to debating Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care reform bill, despite stiff GOP resistance. After a report from Betty Ann Bowser, Susan Dentzer explains the details. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Shields, Brooks Examine GOP’s ‘Morale Boost’ Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including impending health care legislation and a worsening job market. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch GOP Touts Different Sort of ‘Change’ in Va., N.J. Wins Judy Woodruff speaks with Amy Walter, editor of The Hotline, and Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Report, about the political implications of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Continue watching
Nov 02 Election Day ’09: Races to Watch Without mid-term congressional races or a presidential election, the 2009 special election season has been dominated by a few key local races, which have attracted national headlines nonetheless. Continue reading