Jan 31 Political Checklist: Egypt Crisis Changes the Agenda at the White House By Quinn Bowman DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s47aeq101c', 'YrkW_QIcFSo', '29'); In this edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff discuss how a foreign affairs crisis like the popular revolt in Egypt forces a White House to change its… Continue reading
Jan 10 Political Checklist: Reaction to Shooting of Rep. Giffords, Others in Arizona In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff reflect on Saturday's shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, and 19 others at a political meet-and-greet in Tucson on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Political Checklist: First Week of the New Congress DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s46c8q101c', '-RDh1X-HzQM', '29'); In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff discuss the Republican agenda as the party retakes control of the House of Representatives this… Continue reading
Dec 20 Political Checklist: Lame-Duck Congress Comes to a Close DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4661qff1', 'X2HTWtzu20Y', '29'); In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian talks with Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about their takeaways from the final weeks of the 111th Congress - known as… Continue reading
Dec 06 Political Checklist: Tough Tax Debate for Dems DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s45edqff1', 'ssE7IK2Tq2k', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill evaluate the new political realities in Washington as Democrats in the lame duck Congress appear ready to concede on a major issue: repeal of the… Continue reading
Nov 08 Political Checklist: How Is Obama Reacting to the Midterm GOP Wave? DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s451cqfc4','fcTNSmWhQTI','29'); What message were voters trying to send to the political establishment in last week's midterms elections? And how will President Obama respond to his party's losses? Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff discuss… Continue reading
Sep 27 Obama Tries to Recapture 2008 Magic As President Obama prepares for his latest campaign swing that includes a big public rally in Madison, Wis., Gwen Ifill discusses how the White House is employing the president's celebrity status with young voters as a way to enliven… Continue reading
Sep 20 Political Checklist: Palin Gives Few Hints on 2012 Plans at Iowa Dinner By Quinn Bowman On this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian talks with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the possible impact of Sarah Palin's appearance at the Iowa GOP's Ronald Reagan Dinner and Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence's… Continue reading
Sep 13 The Big Tax Debate … That’s Going Nowhere? By David Chalian The NewsHour's Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian take a look at the stories making headlines in Washington and beyond on this week's Political Checklist, including the recent back-and-forth between House Minority Leader John Boehner and the… Continue reading
Sep 07 Political Checklist: Polls Hold More Bad Midterm News for Democrats By Quinn Bowman In this week’s edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill spoke with political editor David Chalian about new polls that bring more bad news for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, as well… Continue reading