Dec 05 Watch After Surging in Polls, How Could Newt Gingrich Clinch Nomination? A month away from the Iowa caucuses, two new polls show that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has a new frontrunner: Newt Gingrich. Judy Woodruff takes a look at the latest poll results with The Washington Post's Dan… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Gauging Foreign Policy’s Importance in GOP Race What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Heavyweights Romney, Perry Spar in Latest Debate; 9-9-9 Plan Draws More Scrutiny The clashes came early and often Tuesday night as seven Republican presidential contenders squared off in Las Vegas. Gwen Ifill recaps the eighth GOP debate and checks the accuracy of candidate statements with Political Editor David Chalian and Glenn Kessler… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Rivals Put Rick Perry to the Test in Tea Party Debate At Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., eight Republican presidential hopefuls were on stage, but the party's new front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was the one put to the test by many of his rivals. Kwame Holman recaps… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Ron Paul: ‘Freedom Is a Young Idea and We’re Throwing It Away’ Judy Woodruff sat down with Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday to discuss his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations. The interview is the first in a series of conversations with GOP contenders seeking to take… Continue watching
May 13 Rep. Paul Launches 2012 Bid, Hopes Third Time’s the Charm By David Chalian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is making another run for the White House. Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images. Rep. Ron Paul made it official Friday, becoming the second full-fledged presidential candidate in the GOP's 2012 field, coming on the heels of… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Fed Struggles with Perceptions of Transparency As the debate over the Federal Reserve's transparency heats up in Congress, Paul Solman looks at the agency's attempts to balance public disclosure and the secrecy it uses to protect financial markets. Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch GOP Candidates Talk Immigration, Iraq, Religion Republican presidential candidates went toe-to-toe with one another in Wednesday night's CNN-YouTube debate with field front-runners Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani trading sharp words on immigration policy. Kwame Holman looks at the Florida debate's highlights. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Paul Envisions Smaller Government, Less Global Intervention As part of an ongoing series of in-depth interviews with presidential candidates, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, explains his vision of limited government, decreased U.S. intervention in conflicts abroad and details his stance as an anti-war Republican. Continue watching