Mar 05 In Ohio, Friday Fish Fry With a Side of Politics By Tom LeGro St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland has been serving up fried fish every Friday during Lent for nearly three decades. This year, the GOP primary was on many attendees' minds. Continue reading
Feb 29 Romney Sells Business Background, Heart to Ohio Crowd By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks during a Feb. 29 campaign rally at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio; photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BEXLEY, Ohio | There was nothing subtle about Mitt Romney's pitch to Ohio voters Wednesday. The former Massachusetts governor entered… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: Ousted Yemeni President Saleh to Seek Exile in Ethiopia In other news Monday, Syria's opposition reported as many as 138 deaths as new protests surfaced against the regime. The Syrian Red Crescent reached the besieged city of Homs and evacuated three people. Also, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh will… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Boehner: Senate Wants 'No Part of Cutting Spending' In an interview Monday with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House John Boehner said that Congress gets along most of the time and that disagreements mostly occur over major bills. He also discussed his relationship with President Obama,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee Cordray Faces Senate Battle Richard Cordray, President Obama's latest pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate this week. Judy Woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency's structure with Sen. Sherrod… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Ohio Voters Reject Law Curbing Union Rights Voters around the country went to the polls on Tuesday to answer some critical ballot questions. Judy Woodruff examines the results in Ohio, where voters overturned a law curbing union rights, with Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Ohio Voters Weigh Repeal of Controversial Collective-Bargaining Law A controversial new Ohio law aimed at restricting the collective-bargaining rights of 360,000 unionized public employees has led to a major political fight and a voter referendum in this battleground state. Gwen Ifill reports on the issue that has both… Continue watching
Jul 19 Lincoln Electric Story Sparks Debate, Frank Koller Responds One more day's worth of reaction to our Lincoln Electric story, which has generated so much comment on PBS' Facebook page. It comes from Frank Koller, the Canadian journalist we interviewed, author of the book on Lincoln,… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the… Continue watching