Nov 06 Watch Shields, Brooks Examine GOP’s ‘Morale Boost’ Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including impending health care legislation and a worsening job market. Continue watching
Nov 04 GOP Scores Key Victories in N.J., Va. Governor Races By Quinn Bowman Republican Chris Christie is projected to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in a hard-fought New Jersey contest, the Associated Press reported, marking the second key gubernatorial victory for the GOP Tuesday night. Continue reading
Nov 04 GOP Says Election Wins Show Rebirth By Quinn Bowman The Republican Party trumpeted wins in both the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections Tuesday as signs of the party's resurgence just a year after Barack Obama and the Democrats dominated the 2008 elections. Continue reading
Nov 03 House Republicans to Offer Alternate Health Plan By Lea Winerman House Republicans are planning to offer their own 230-page health care reform bill during the House floor debate as an alternative to Democratic leaders' plan. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Health Care Reform Tests Promises of Bipartisan Politics Despite campaign promises to change the tone of politics in Washington, President Barack Obama finds Congress and the nation still split over a range of critical issues. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the roots of the division. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Obama Fires Back at Health Reform ‘Misrepresentations’ Editorial writers and columnists assess President Obama's effort to rally support for health reform and his criticism of opponents for trying to "scare people."… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Grassley Outlines Obstacles Facing Health Care in Senate Any overhaul of the nation's health care system will depend on draft legislation from the influential Senate Finance Committee. In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the committee, discusses the challenges facing reform. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Senate Democrats Seek GOP Support for Sotomayor As the Senate opens debate on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Democrats are focusing on winning GOP support, and Republicans are concentrating on not upsetting Hispanic voters. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Other News: Iran Detains Three Americans; GOP Senators Line up Against Sotomayor In other news, Iranian officials confirmed they have arrested three Americans for allegedly crossing the nation's border illegally, and the full Senate moved to debate the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Despite Breakthrough in Congress, Wrangling Persists Over Health Reform With Congress showing some progress Wednesday in the health care reform debate, journalists discuss the political hurdles that must be cleared to reach a final deal. Continue watching