Oct 07 Watch 4:59 House Republicans face a math problem in picking a new speaker By PBS News Hour Republicans are preparing for a closed-door vote on whom they would like to be the next Speaker of the House. How will the decision affect the direction of Congress? Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at the contenders with political director… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Will Bernie Sanders’ gun rights record help Hillary Clinton? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton laid out a plan for greater gun control at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, days after a massacre at an Oregon community college. Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the… Continue watching
Oct 03 GOP divided over House speaker race By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Republican turmoil is boiling over as leadership elections approach, with dissatisfied lawmakers casting about for new choices and a surprise longshot challenger emerging in the speaker's race. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 12:06 Brooks and Dionne on mass shooting frustration, Kevin McCarthy’s Benghazi comments By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the national reaction to a mass shooting in Oregon, a speaking gaffe by the potential next Speaker of the… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 16:27 Watch John Boehner’s full statement on his resignation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 15 Stop pretending you know what the Export-Import Bank is By Simone Pathe You've heard of it. It has something to do with jobs, and maybe Boeing. But what exactly is the Export-Import Bank, and what are its prospects for survival beyond its Sept. 30 expiration date?… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Shields and Brooks on U.S. intervention in Iraq, presidential poll numbers 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 the current political agenda of religious conservatives in America, the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be House majority… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch News Wrap: House GOP elect McCarthy as majority leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Republicans in the House voted in California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be the next majority leader, filling a void left by Rep. Eric Cantor. Also, as many as 75 government scientists at a Centers for… Continue watching
Jun 19 Rep. Kevin McCarthy voted next House majority leader By Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans have made the first change in their leadership since Majority Leader Eric Cantor unexpectedly lost a primary election last week. They've elected California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to replace him in the No. 2 job. Continue reading
Jun 19 What to watch in today’s House leadership races By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: House GOP to vote Thursday on two leadership posts McCarthy the front-runner for majority leader; three-way battle for whip Obama tells Hill leaders he doesn’t plan to seek congressional authority for Iraq Faith &… Continue reading