Dec 22 Watch Shields, Brooks React to Middle East Talks Debate, Bush Press Conference on Iraq With some Democratic senators pushing for talks with Syria and Iran, and President Bush postponing his decision on Iraq policy until the new year, politics columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks offer analysis of the U.S. role in the Middle… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Analysts Discuss Rumsfeld Resignation and Iraq Study Group Report Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the departure of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration's reaction to the Iraq Study Group report. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Shields, Lowry React to Iraq Study Group Report, President’s Response Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review editor Rich Lowry analyze the Iraq Study Group report, President Bush's reaction to its recommendations, and military options in the war-torn country. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Columnists Discuss U.S. Policy in Iraq Political analysts discuss President Bush's recent meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and what the leaked information from the Iraq Study Group means for U.S. policy in the region. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Analysts Discuss New Congress, Iraq Violence Political analysts David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post discuss changes in the political landscape on Capitol Hill and the impact of recent insurgent violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Congress Elects New Leadership, as 2008 Campaign Begins Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the leadership elections in Congress including Speaker of the House-elect Nancy Pelosi's support for Rep. John Murtha for House majority leader as well as the possible landscape for the 2008 Presidential campaign. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Analysts Discuss Elections, Rumsfeld and Changes Ahead The NewsHour's regular political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Democrats' takeover of Congress, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation and other changes afoot in the government. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Analysts Discuss Rumsfeld Resignation, Iraq Policy Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, a day after Democrats won control of the House and several more Senate seats. Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the election, Rumsfeld's resignation and expectations for the next Congress. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Analysts Discuss Recent Polls, Reactions to Kerry Remarks Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks react to recent polls, prospects for the midterm elections, Sen. John Kerry's botched joke, and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman's op-ed on President Bush's handling of Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Analysts Discuss Campaign Ads, Gay Marriage, Iraq Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry discuss the role that negative campaign ads, violence in Iraq and the New Jersey gay marriage ruling will play in the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Continue watching