Apr 21 Watch 9:51 'Every issue is a women's issue' -- Why these Republican women are running for office By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014, and the number of GOP women running for office has risen from 15 to 23. In a deep red state where women… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Newcomers learn to navigate life on Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour The newest members of Congress are in Washington for orientation ahead of the new session's start in January. Political director Domenico Montanaro meets up with two newly elected lawmakers as they learn to navigate their new positions on the Hill. Continue watching
Nov 13 Obama may push executive action to cover 5 million undocumented immigrants By Joshua Barajas After promising to take broad actions on immigration by the end of the year, President Barack Obama is expected to announce a plan that would protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation, The New York Times reported. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Moving on from midterm losses, what's next for Democratic leadership? By PBS News Hour Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of Democratic National Committee, says that American voters support Democrats on the issues, even if their candidates didn’t fare well in the midterm elections. As Congress gathers to begin the lame duck session, Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch What campaign funding trends will carry over to 2016? By PBS News Hour Voter turnout for this year’s midterm elections was the lowest since 1942, but spending for congressional elections spiked at a record $4 billion. Political director Domenico Montanaro takes a look at who donated and how money was spent, while Judy… Continue watching
Nov 10 2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Final numbers are still being tallied, but at this point it looks pretty clear that turnout in these midterms was the lowest overall in 70 years. Turnout of the voting-eligible population was just 36.4 percent, according to the projection from… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Impatience with Washington drove off-year electorate By PBS News Hour House Speaker John Boehner said that his job is to listen to the priorities of the American people. The GOP leadership outlined their new agenda, including authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline and revising the Affordable Care Act. Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Economic issues prove popular at the polls, while many social issues slump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch What midterm lessons politicians can learn for 2016 By PBS News Hour Even as a long midterm campaign season comes to a close, politicians don’t have much time to breathe before the race for the White House in 2016. With a new party in control of Congress, what will the next big… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch North Carolina, Georgia go red at midterm despite demographic changes By PBS News Hour Continue watching