Sep 03 Spotlight on North Carolina as Democrats Arrive in Battleground State By Christina Bellantoni A volunteer sorts T-shirts Sunday before the start of the Alabama Gospel Brunch held at Grace on Brevard in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Jared Soares for PBS NewsHour. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Four years ago President Obama turned this state into… Continue reading
Sep 03 Places Everybody! We’re About to Begin By Ray Suarez Four years ago on his way to the White House, candidate Barack Obama carried three southern states: Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. Maybe America's political map is changing, the experts speculated. Maybe Democrats do have a shot in the South… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Shields and Brooks Wrap on 2012 Republican National Convention Shields and Brooks Wrap on 2012 Republican National Convention… Continue watching
Aug 31 Better Off than Four Years Ago? Compared to What? Prior to the Democratic National convention, Paul Solman talked with Jared Bernstein to get the party's economic platform. Bernstein was the chief economic advisor to Vice President Biden from 2009 -- 2011. Photo by the PBS NewsHour. While… Continue reading
Aug 31 In Photos: Romney’s Acceptance Speech Caps GOP Convention By News Desk Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech Thursday night, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Before Romney took the stage, convention goers listened to speeches from former House Speaker… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Former Gov. Haley Barbour Stops By NewsHour Skybox Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour stopped by the NewsHour skybox to talk with Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Mark Shields, and David Brooks about the speeches and talking points of the Republican National Convention thus far. Continue watching
Aug 30 In Lebanon, What Happens to Hezbollah if Syria’s Assad Falls? Ali, a Lebanese resident, who worries about sectarian violence in his home country if the Syrian regime falls. BEIRUT, Lebanon | The turmoil in Syria is impacting neighboring Lebanon in more ways than one. Besides terrifying some Lebanese… Continue reading
Aug 30 Despite Downgrade to Tropical Storm, Isaac Brings Widespread Flooding Rescue workers transport residents trapped by rising water in LaPlace, La., on Wednesday. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images. Updated Aug. 30 at 10:10 a.m. ET: Tropical storm Isaac lost more steam as it lingered over land Thursday but was… Continue reading
Aug 30 Romney Readies for Biggest Speech of His Life By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney watches the convention on TV with his grandchildren from a suite in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images. TAMPA, Fla. | Mitt Romney has given plenty of speeches, stretching from… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Sen. Marco Rubio: Voters Will Choose Between Two Visions of Government, Economy Sen. Marco Rubio: Voters Will Choose Between Two Visions of Government, Economy… Continue watching