Jan 17 Watch How Will Duvalier's Return Impact Haiti's Turmoil? Gwen Ifill talks to NPR's Jason Beaubien in Port-au-Prince about the possible implications of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's surprise return to the country. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Tucson Speech, Calls for Political Civility Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news, including the president's address at the Tucson memorial service. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Arizona Attack Puts Power of Political Rhetoric Back in the Spotlight The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has revived the debate on the power of words and the state of political rhetoric. Jim Lehrer gets the views of columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks as well as Professors Beverly Gage of… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Shields and Brooks on the New Congress, Obama's Staff Revamp The 112th Congress has convened and President Obama has started making big changes to his senior staff. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks assess these and other top political headlines. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Exit Interview: Minnesota Rep. James Oberstar on Electoral 'Waves' In the final installment in a series of interviews with Democrats voted out of office, Judy Woodruff talks to veteran Minnesota lawmaker James Oberstar about lessons from serving in Congress for nearly four decades. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Ivory Coast Stalemate: Military, Diplomatic Solutions Considered Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is holding fast to power, despite international appeals to end an election stalemate. As the nation teeters on a political precipice, Gwen Ifill gets insight on the situation from Christopher Fomunyoh, senior associate for Central… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Ivory Coast Remains in Political Limbo as Civil War Fears Linger Despite calls from the U.N. and West African leaders to accept election results and step down, Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to surrender power and retains control of the nation's military forces. Nearly 200 people have been killed… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Shields and Gerson on Obama's Gains, New Political Realities Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson talk to Jeffrey Brown about the week in politics. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Richardson: Korean Tensions Open Door for Military Miscalculations New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson recently returned from a private visit to North Korea. Margaret Warner speaks with him about the trip and tensions on the Korean peninsula. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Koreans Remain on Edge Over Military Tensions Margaret Warner has an update on tensions on the Korean peninsula after several incidents between North and South Korea in recent days. Continue watching