Mar 19 Watch Shields and Brooks Tackle Nervousness over Pending Health Reform Vote Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the nervousness behind Democrats' cautious optimism before the potential weekend health care reform vote in the House. Continue watching
Mar 12 Shields and Brooks Tackle Biden’s Trip, Unifying Power of College Basketball By Hari Sreenivasan Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by The Rundown again to talk about the implications of Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East and what it meant for hopes of restarting peace talks. The NewsHour regulars… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch Shields, Brooks: Presidency ‘At Risk’ in Outcome of Health Reform Effort Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the rift between the White House and the Supreme Court over President Obama's State of the Union and the ongoing negotiations to pass… Continue watching
Mar 05 Shields and Gerson Evaluate Rahm Emanuel’s Role in White House By Hari Sreenivasan With NewsHour regular David Brooks away this week, syndicated columnist Mark Shields goes toe-to-toe with Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson on The Rundown about press reports and other rumblings surrounding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Shields and Gerson on a Rocky Week for Democrats Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the pressure on Democrats to pass health care and how well Obama's cabinet members are helping moving his political agenda. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Shields, Brooks Consider Reconciliation’s Future Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including President Obama's health reform summit and how the political parties are weighing potential gains and drawbacks from Democrats using budget reconciliation to pass… Continue watching
Feb 19 Shields: Bayh’s Retirement Timing a ‘Recklessly Self-Centered’ Move By Hari Sreenivasan After snow and traffic prevented him from joining us on The Rundown last week, we managed to check in with columnist Mark Shields this week to get his take on the annual CPAC summit of conservatives and how… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Shields and Brooks on Dwindling Civility in Congress Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek re-election and the role of the CPAC summit in selecting the GOP's national candidates. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Partisanship and Politics in Washington Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the state of partisan politics in Washington, the issues driving voter anger, and what President Obama's slipping approval rating means for his legislative… Continue watching
Feb 05 Shields and Brooks: Growing Federal Deficit a Political Hot Potato By Hari Sreenivasan Just like one of the December visits to The Rundown by Mark Shields and David Brooks, the Mid-Atlantic again finds itself in the crosshairs of a massive winter storm. In the latest installment of The Rundown with Mark and… Continue reading