Dec 05 Judy’s Notebook: Why Gridlock Isn’t Going Away I escaped from Washington for about a week and a half after Thanksgiving, grateful for a change of scenery after the exciting but long election season. Before I left, President Obama and congressional Republicans were edging toward the "fiscal cliff,"… Continue reading
Nov 21 Judy’s Notebook: Thanksgiving Reflections on Policy Debates to Come With attention turning to family and loved ones this Thanksgiving Eve, I'll take just a moment to tie up a few loose ends from the election that sometimes seemed it would never end. They may inform the battle lines… Continue reading
Nov 09 Judy’s Notebook: America Divided but Looking for Leadership By Judy Woodruff At the far western end of the Oklahoma panhandle, in the middle of the High Plains, sits rural Cimarron County, the only county in the U.S. that borders four states. It fits into Oklahoma's intersection with Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico,… Continue reading
Nov 06 Judy’s Notebook: Election Day Not Just About the Numbers By Judy Woodruff Judy Woodruff with presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in New Hampshire Feb. 24, 1976. Photo by NBC News/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. I try not to get too carried away on Election Day every four years, because, after all, I… Continue reading
Oct 18 Judy’s Notebook: Women Wanted By Judy Woodruff A woman's shoes at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Now that both campaigns are focusing more openly on women voters, my question is: what took them so long? It was in 1920 - long… Continue reading
Oct 11 Judy’s Notebook: Less Than 4 Weeks Till Election Day, Time for Questions Since the campaign has been going on for what feels like a few years, you'd think that every question under the sun had been asked and answered. Maybe every question has been asked, but straight answers aren't always easy… Continue reading
Oct 02 Judy’s Notebook: It Matters By Judy Woodruff A man walks through the media center Monday as preparations continue for the first presidential debate at Magness Arena at the University of Denver. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB Whether or not one candidate or the other scores a "knockout… Continue reading
Sep 26 Judy’s Notebook: The Youngest One-Fourth of Us By Judy Woodruff Students at Ohio State University cast their votes at a campus polling place November 4, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Other than their age and their massive numbers, what's different about what voters under 30 are… Continue reading
Sep 20 Judy’s Notebook: Opportunity Nation If you're down in the dumps and in need of something to lift your spirits, tune in to the work being highlighted this week at the Opportunity Nation Summit. The word "opportunity" has been used and abused for… Continue reading
Sep 13 Judy’s Notebook: Amid the Noise, A Voice From the Center By Judy Woodruff With Washington in the grips of election fever and late-breaking news about the killing of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya, the mayor of another city slipped into town to plead for common sense solutions to the economic challenges… Continue reading