Oct 14 Watch Shields, Brooks on Cain’s Poll Surge, ‘Hunger for Something Else’ in GOP Race Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's recent surge in the polls, how much religion is factoring into the GOP race for Mitt Romney and others, the… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan, ‘Romneycare’ Scrutinized at Dartmouth Debate Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Godfather's Pizza chief executive Herman Cain took center stage at the Republican primary debate at Dartmouth College on Tuesday night. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian recap the debate. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Blocked Jobs Bill Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' version of President Obama's $450 billion jobs bill on Tuesday, saying it would not work and might make things worse. But the president and Democrats pledged to keep pushing for the legislation. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Mitt Romney’s Mormonism Marks Tricky Territory for GOP Rivals After endorsing Gov. Rick Perry at the Value Voters Summit in Washing on Friday, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress focused on GOP candidate Mitt Romney's faith, saying, "Mormonism is a cult." Judy Woodruff discusses the role of religion in the Republican… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Shields, Brooks on Romney’s Electability, Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan, Wall St. Protests Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including GOP contender Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision and electability, rival Republican candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code, plus the Occupy… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Romney: Voters Must Replace Obama to ‘Keep America Strong and Get Back to Work’ After outlining his foreign policy proposals Friday in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his vision for a new "American century," how he would handle relations with Israel, President Obama's jobs bill… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S., European Markets Recoup Some Losses News Wrap: Markets Rebound Amid Hopes of Support for European Banks… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Dems Pitch New Plan to Fund Jobs Bill: A Tax on Millionaires Democratic leaders in the Senate proposed a surtax on millionaires on Wednesday to pay for President Obama's jobs bill. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and its prospects with WNYC Radio's Todd Zwillich. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Christie Hangs Onto His Hat: What Happens to GOP Field? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday that he will not join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff discusses what his decision means for the campaigns of the rest of the GOP contenders with Political Editor… Continue watching