Aug 28 The issue that could roil the midterms By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Executive action on immigration could shake up midterms Both parties eyeing Obama’s decision for impact Rand Paul takes aim at Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy The GOP’s trouble winning over women voters Both sides on… Continue reading
Aug 27 Crist, Scott coast to primary wins in Sunshine State By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Stage set for Scott-Crist battle in Florida A quick Florida history lesson Ducey to face DuVal in race for Arizona governor Obama administration building case for expanded action in Iraq, Syria Matchup set in… Continue reading
Aug 26 Ten weeks out from Election Day, is a Republican wave coming? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Why the landscape has shifted away from Democrats U.S. steps up game in Syria Teeing up the most expensive race in the country Who are libertarians? Summer of change: In politics, summer is usually… Continue reading
Aug 25 Obama gets change of scenery, but problems still the same By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Obama returns to DC with Islamic State, Ferguson on front burner Lawmakers demand ISIL plan from White House Michael Brown funeral scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Monday 2016 update with Rand, Rick and Ryan… Continue reading
Aug 19 Sharp black-white divide on perceptions of Ferguson as clashes continue By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Poll finds racial gap on Ferguson perceptions Why Obama can’t bridge the divide The last primary of the key Senate races Hillary heads to Iowa Dividing line: A new Pew Research Center poll… Continue reading
Aug 13 The tea party may have been defeated in primaries, but it drives the Republican agenda By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Border crisis is latest example of GOP watching its right flank ‘Amnesty’ becoming a 2014 issue Clinton-Obama to hug it out on Martha’s Vineyard Obama calls Missouri shooting ‘heartbreaking,’ urges calm Races set in… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch States stretch the limits of geography for politically uniform districts By PBS News Hour It’s no accident that 90 percent of Congress is re-elected every time; districts can be carefully drawn to protect incumbents. In Florida, a federal judge ruled that the design of two districts illegally favor sitting politicians, and ordered new maps… Continue watching
Aug 12 Fight over one state’s congressional maps echoes broader national trend By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Florida’s congressional district reworking draws criticism It’s all part of a national story Political change in Iraq Election Day in Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin New maps: By court order, Florida’s legislature passed new… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Shields and Brooks on Iraq reluctance, Nixon’s legacy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq, how Americans are grading President Obama’s foreign policy performance,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Kentucky’s Fancy Farm picnic stump speeches By News Desk The parties bus in their faithful, and thousands of pounds of mutton are served up alongside a raucous campaigning and politicking. Continue reading