Apr 12 Shields and Brooks Debate McConnell’s ‘Watergate,’ Love and Politics By Christina Bellantoni // Mark Shields and David Brooks pondered political sex scandals in the Doubleheader Friday. If it's in the name of love, is it less offensive? As I filled in for Hari Sreenivasan, we started with the "sport of politics"… Continue reading
Mar 29 Veterans Voice Frustration Over Benefits Backlog to VA Secretary Shinseki EmbedVideo(6082, 482, 304); Watch PBS NewsHour's extended interview with three Iraq and Afghanistan Army veterans who see the claims backlog as a systemic problem. Sgt. Rachel McNeill and Staff Sgt. Zach McIlwain are veterans of the Iraq War. Capt. Continue reading
Mar 22 Will There Be Drama in Senate ‘Vote-a-rama’? Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., checks his phone as he takes the U.S. Capitol subway on Thursday. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call. Here's a little primer for the day ahead in politics. On Thursday, members of the House… Continue reading
Mar 19 Cantor Continues Outreach to Minority Groups Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor waves after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 15, 2013. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/ AFP/ Getty Images. As Republicans work to reassess their party message and policy prescriptions for America,… Continue reading
Feb 27 How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action? I'm playing a small role in what I think will be an interesting one-day conference co-hosted by our PBS colleagues at ITVS (the folks who bring documentaries to PBS through Independent Lens) and the United States… Continue reading
Feb 25 Weigh In: What Would YOU Ask the President? Video courtesy of the White House YouTube channel. Updated, 10:45 p.m. Monday's Daily Download segment examined the White House's use of social media to bypass the filter of the traditional press. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of… Continue reading
Feb 20 With Sequester Looming, Obama Keeps Up Pressure on GOP Joined by emergency responders, President Obama speaks about the sequester. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Nine days, and the only thing certain is more uncertainty. With competing proposals to stave off $85 billion in automatic cuts… Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama’s Leaked Immigration Plan, Golfing Trip Cause Stir President Obama arrives Friday in Florida, where he spent the weekend. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. What will generate more outrage on Presidents' Day: a leaked legislative blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform or a golf outing with Tiger… Continue reading
Feb 14 When Searching for Love, Is Online Dating the Place to Look? EmbedVideo(5720, 482, 304); For a special Valentine's Day segment, NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni talked with Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz about sites like Match.com, eHarmony and OK Cupid, and what we can learn about online dating and… Continue reading
Feb 12 Hanging Out With the NewsHour: State of the Union Reactions EmbedVideo(5740, 482, 304); PBS NewsHour politics editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google hangout before and after President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday. This is part two of the discussion containing reaction to the speech. Part one… Continue reading