Nov 26 Watch Shields and Brooks on North Korean Threats, Palin’s Plans and DeLay Conviction Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the week's top news in politics. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Shields and Brooks on Realities of Spending Cuts, Obama’s Need for a ‘Win’ Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top headlines including the realities of dealing with the federal deficit and earmarks, debate over passing the New START treaty and how Obama shouldn't come back… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Should Journalists Be Allowed to Make Campaign Contributions? The brief suspension of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reignited an ethical debate over whether journalists, commentators and news organizations should be allowed to make contributions to political candidates. Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives on the matter. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch What Does New Republican Control Mean in Statehouses Across U.S.? Gwen Ifill speaks with reporters from Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Maine about the state-level power shift that also went the GOP's way in the midterm elections. Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Brooks: Obama’s Reelection Hopes Face Danger in Midwest Columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze this week's top news with Jim Lehrer, including whether outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's decision to run for minority leader makes her a political liability for the Democrats, what John Boehner's… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Obama Invites Republican Leaders to White House President Obama invited leaders of both parties for a meeting at the White House later in the month "to talk substantively" about how to work together. Judy Woodruff has more on the bargaining to come. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on Trouncing of Democratic Moderates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Judy Woodruff about moderate Democrats' widespread losses on Tuesday, and how President Obama will have to change his administration's political strategies with the House headed for GOP… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Obama on Midterm Shellacking: ‘It Feels Bad’ President Obama said he was humbled by the Republican gains in the House and talked of bipartisanship in his post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Boehner: Smaller Government is What America Wants Republican wins have shaken up control of Congress and Rep. John Boehner is poised to become the next House speaker in January. But it's no time for Republicans to celebrate with so many challenges ahead, Boehner said at a Wednesday… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Economy Woven Into Election Night Outcome Political Editor David Chalian and analyst Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report preview what's to come on election Night and key races to keep an eye on. Continue watching