Nov 28 Watch Union Leader Publisher on Gingrich Endorsement: ‘He’s a Guy With Ideas’ Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading in the polls and picked up a key endorsement from an influential New Hampshire newspaper. Gwen Ifill discusses the Republican presidential field and the endorsement with Union Leader Publisher Joe McQuaid and Susan… Continue watching
Nov 28 Gingrich Looks to Build on Momentum By Terence Burlij Republican presidential hopeful and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista sign books Friday after speaking at a Hilton Hotel in Naples, Fla. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. By picking up a coveted newspaper endorsement over the weekend… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch Bachmann: Gingrich’s Immigration Stance ‘Most Liberal’ in GOP Race In an interview Wednesday with Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., discussed her GOP rivals' views on immigration, her choice of language on the campaign trail, what the U.S. should do with enemy combatants and criticized the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Gauging Foreign Policy’s Importance in GOP Race What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson. Continue watching
Nov 18 Gingrich’s Business Dealings Scrutinized By Terence Burlij Former House speaker Newt Gingrich. Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images. When Newt Gingrich was preparing to launch a run for the White House earlier this year, part of the delay was reportedly his need to unwind the financial entanglements from… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Executives’ Bonuses Draw Rebuke From Lawmakers The compensation practices at two government-controlled mortgage giants came under heavy fire on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Margret Warner discusses what accounts for executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with Politico's Josh Boak and The Wall Street Journal's… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, ‘Occupy’ Movement Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy"… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Political Checklist: Republicans Face Off in First Debate Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan sets the stage of the first GOP 2012 debate. Continue watching
Jun 10 The Morning Line: Gingrich Vows to Carry On Despite Staff Exodus By Tom LeGro The former House speaker will need to convince voters that the past 30 days was just an aberration and not emblematic of what his presidency would look like. Continue reading