Jun 03 Lugar sees parallels between his fate and Cochran’s in Miss. By Domenico Montanaro In Mississippi tonight, a veteran lawmaker could be knocked off by a rebel primary challenger. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Before Sen. Thad Cochran, 76, who is at risk of losing tonight, there was Sen. Richard Lugar… Continue reading
May 07 Watch In first primaries, Republicans gain footing for Senate showdown By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 05 Watch Will establishment Republican candidates strike back during primary season? By PBS News Hour Primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio will kick off the 2014 midterm election season. Over the next month and a half, 25 states will vote in primaries for Congressional and local offices. Gwen Ifill gets a preview of some… Continue watching
Mar 25 In an about-face, Indiana decides to drop Common Core By Kyla Calvert Mason Indiana has become the first state to drop the Common Core standards for teaching math and English in public schools. Continue reading
Feb 04 Why recess and physical education are making a comeback By April Brown It’s hard not to smile and move to the beat when you see Katie McLiver’s first grade classroom dancing to some of their favorite songs. The students at Fox Hill Elementary School in suburban Indianapolis do the “Sid Shuffle” with… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Uphold Monsanto’s Soybean Patent Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Uphold Monsanto's Soybean Patent… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: North Dakota Outlaws Most Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Detected In other news Tuesday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation banning most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected -- as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Also, the Supreme Court decided that police must have a warrant… Continue watching
Nov 30 Shields and Brooks on X Tax, Hoosiers and the Irish By Leah Clapman Gentle people of the World Wide Web, welcome to another edition of the Doubleheader where we talk about the sport of politics and the politics of sport with none other than New York Times columnist David Brooks and… Continue reading
Nov 02 Shields and Brooks: Watching Indiana’s Senate Race, Bobblehead Forecasts By Christina Bellantoni Mark Shields and David Brooks met up Friday in the NewsHour newsroom for a final pre-election Doubleheader. I filled in for Hari Sreenivasan, who is hosting the PBS election special, "What's at Stake," which airs at… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Some Senate Candidates Race Toward Photo-Finish Elections in Fight for Majority Some Senate Candidates Race Toward Photo-Finish Elections in Fight for Majority… Continue watching