May 08 GOP turns focus to ‘cover-ups’ for midterm strategy By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: House GOP targets IRS, Benghazi Benghazi: All about the base and Clinton? Republicans split on fundraising off Benghazi 2014 watch: Aiken waits while Tillis regrets ‘divide and conquer’ comments House holds Lerner in contempt:… Continue reading
May 07 Watch In first primaries, Republicans gain footing for Senate showdown By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Republican establishment gets its pick in North Carolina By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: North Carolina, a key seat for Senate control, is set Tillis, Boehner beat back tea party challenges A good night for incumbents Clay Aiken up just 369 votes Election night, by the numbers Tillis… Continue reading
May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive By PBS News Hour Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has value, even in the age of typing and… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive By April Brown Continue watching
May 05 Watch Will establishment Republican candidates strike back during primary season? By PBS News Hour Primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio will kick off the 2014 midterm election season. Over the next month and a half, 25 states will vote in primaries for Congressional and local offices. Gwen Ifill gets a preview of some… Continue watching
May 05 Preview of Tuesday’s primary contests By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: What to watch in Tuesday’s elections All eyes on N.C. Senate race Tea party challenges, but establishment looks to hold strong One race that represents why Republicans don’t embrace immigration reform Clay Aiken in nasty… Continue reading
May 02 Obama, Merkel look for united front on Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford As more fighting has broken out in Eastern Ukraine, President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be looking for a show of unity on the situation when they meet Friday at the White House. But if you want to… Continue reading
May 01 Does the tea party still have the juice? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The midterm election primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with elections in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana. Get this: There are 13 states with primaries in May. It’s always nice when instead of just talking about races, you get… Continue reading