Jun 13 Playing whack-a-mole: Hit or miss on politics and policy By Gwen Ifill Had a bad week? One that made you cry? One where you got smacked sideways by a setback you never saw coming? John Boehner has some advice for you: change the subject. That’s the option the speaker of the House… Continue reading
Jun 12 Republicans move quickly to fill leadership vacuum left by ousted Cantor By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: McCarthy makes his move to replace Cantor in leadership Cantor, a ‘victim of his own ambitions’ Cantor doesn’t likely change 2014, but 2016 is a different story A warning about volatility in campaigns New… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Brat topples Cantor in show of grassroots enthusiasm over GOP establishment By PBS News Hour The defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by David Brat shakes the stability of a more fragile GOP establishment. Gwen Ifill is joined by former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks and Ed O'Keefe of The Washington… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch House GOP’s second-in-command to step down after primary upset By PBS News Hour Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced his decision to step down from his leadership post less than 24 hours after he became the first House majority leader to be defeated in a primary. Cantor was ousted by David Brat, a virtually… Continue watching
Jun 11 Cantor loss sends jolt through political world By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Cantor falls in stunning upset to Brat Defeat highlights difficulty for GOP on dealing with immigration reform Plenty of questions about Cantor’s campaign strategy House Republicans now without heir apparent to Boehner Obama weighs… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Shields and Brooks on Bergdahl criticism, Mississippi primary politics By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Obama administration’s decision to exchange of five Taliban leaders for the return of prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl… Continue watching
Jun 05 Mississippi do-over means neither side’s going down without a fight By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Heading for a runoff in Miss. Millions more to be spent Cochran backers try to change the narrative Bergdahl debate continues to rage – all about closing Gitmo? Cochran, McDaniel set for runoff: Sen. Continue reading
Jun 04 Miss. senate primary too close to call By Paul Boger, Mississippi Public Broadcasting With a lead of just a couple thousand votes, State Senator Chris McDaniel leads long-time U.S. Senator Thad Cochran 49 to 48 percent. However, with the race too close to call, both camps are gearing up for a runoff election… Continue reading
Jun 04 Five big takeaways from California’s primary elections By John Myers, KQED 1. The Brown Bomber: No one received more votes on Tuesday than Gov. Jerry Brown, and it’s hard to see the veteran Democrat biting his fingernails about the fall contest to come. Neither of his main GOP challengers came… Continue reading
Jun 04 No clear primary winner leaves Republicans with Mississippi muddle By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: No clear winner in Mississippi Ernst crushes the field in Iowa Coal war in key Kentucky Senate race Obama meets with Ukrainian leader Mississippi muddle: The Republican Senate primary in Mississippi, featuring a tea… Continue reading