Sep 27 Watch News Wrap: Economic Report Paints Mixed Picture, Oblique Recovery Outlook In other news Thursday, despite the fact that jobless claims filed last week were the lowest in 2 months, the Commerce Department revised economic growth estimates down by 0.4 percent to 1.3 percent. And the Obama and Romney campaigns used… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch While Economy Talk Dominates the Convention, Exploring Romney’s Foreign Policy While Economy Talk Dominates the Convention, Exploring Romney's Foreign Policy… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Political Checklist: Let’s Talk About Paul Ryan Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and Christina Bellantoni tackle what the Paul Ryan pick means. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch An Election on Facebook: Old Media Enters New World Do "likes" on Facebook translate to votes? Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily-Download.com examine that issue with Ray Suarez and also explore why traditional news outlets are partnering with social media sites this election year. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Marcus and Gerson on GOP Candidates’ Language, Presidential Vacations Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson, sitting in for NewsHour regulars David Brooks and Mark Shields, weigh in on the week's top political news, including Rick Perry's first week on the presidential campaign trail, President Obama's Midwestern bus… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch In GOP’s N.H. Debate, a ‘Tough Night’ for Pawlenty as Bachmann Builds Buzz New Hampshire played host to its first 2012 Republican presidential debate Monday with the candidates spending most of the evening criticizing President Obama's performance in the White House. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian review the debate's highlights and… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Ad Wars Heat Up as Campaigns Sharpen Tactics Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are taking jabs at each other through a series of television ads, which are drawing attention on both the political and pop culture stages. Two analysts look at the themes and the spending behind… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Historians Weigh Role of Vice-Presidential Candidates As the race between presumptive nominees Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama continues to heat up, historians look to past races to weigh the advantages and disadvantages brought to a national ticket by a vice presidential candidate. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Edwards Wraps Up Eight-State Poverty Tour Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., ended his three-day "Road to One America" tour on Wednesday after visiting 12 cities in eight states to highlight issues facing Americans living in poverty. A professor and political columnist discuss his campaign. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Edwards to Stay in Race Despite Return of Wife’s Cancer John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, announced Thursday that her breast cancer, first diagnosed in 2004, had returned but would not stop his bid for the Democratic nomination. A cancer specialist discusses breast cancer and innovations in cancer treatment. Continue watching