Oct 10 Watch Shields and Brooks on same-sex marriage sea change, politics of Ebola prevention By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Supreme Court reignites same-sex marriage as campaign issue before midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? By Laura Santhanam Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates. Continue reading
Sep 28 Why are GOP heavyweights flocking to Kansas? By Hannah Yi In this year's midterm elections, Republican incumbents Sen. Pat Roberts and Gov. Sam Brownback are facing tough races with potentially game-changing outcomes. That's why celebrities of the Republican base are swooping in to help rally the Kansan electorate. Continue reading
Sep 24 Why half of U.S. adults no longer believe in the American dream By Simone Pathe If the economy is the most important issue to voters this fall, how do they feel about their own financial well-being? Half of U.S. adults think they're better off than their kids will be, with even middle class households facing… Continue reading
Sep 22 Outside spending eclipses all past midterms By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Outside money breaks record Where's the money going? North Carolina might be election night's Rosetta Stone Obama to preside before UN Security Council Lois Lerner breaks her silence The Outsiders: Back in April,… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Shields and Brooks on Islamic State as 'cancer,' Crist's campaign By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the threat of the Islamic State, the struggle to unify allies in the Mideast, the prospects of immigration reform… Continue watching
Aug 29 Obama's immigration delay derails midterm election strategies By Josh Lederman, Erica Werner, Associated Press Democrats who were bracing for the impact that Obama's long-awaited announcement would have on their campaigns are now rethinking aspects of their strategy for the fall. Republicans who were considering legislative attempts to block Obama must reconsider whether that's the… Continue reading
Jul 28 100 days out from Election Day By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe It is 100 days until Election Day (well, 99, but who’s counting). There are going to be 15 primaries in August, but the general-election fields in the dozen competitive Senate races are pretty much set. Continue reading
May 19 Low voter turnout expected for Georgia, Kentucky primaries By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA — A relatively small slice of the electorate will participate in Republican primaries in Georgia and Kentucky, despite international attention and eye-popping sums of money heaped on races that will help determine which party controls the Senate during the… Continue reading