Jan 31 Watch Analysts Preview State of the Union Columnists David Brooks and Tom Oliphant speak with Jim Lehrer prior to the president's State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Shields and Brooks Debate Alito’s Nomination, Middle East Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks debate the Senate confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, and discuss the week's dramatic developments in the Middle East. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss Domestic Spying, Lobbying Reform Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks debate the White House's justification of domestic spying by the National Security Agency, a speech by former Vice President Al Gore condemning the program and lobbying reforms. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Shields and Brooks on Final Day of Alito Hearings Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito and the push to gain support in the Democratic party. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss Abramoff Guilty Plea, Alito Hearing Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the guilty pleas of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the upcoming confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss 2005 Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss Jack Abramoff's legal troubles, the winners and losers of 2005 and the year's most significant events, including Hurricane Katrina and the rise of political Islam. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Shields and Brooks Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Congress' last-minute action on the Patriot Act, the domestic surveillance controversy and other political developments of the week. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Shields and Brooks Analyze President’s Speech Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss President Bush's response to questions about his strategy in Iraq, his recent reversal on torture policy and a claim that he authorized the National… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Shields and Lowry Political analysts Mark Shields and Richard Lowry discuss the White House's justification for the war in Iraq after President Bush accused critics of trying to rewrite history concerning the lead-up to the war. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Shields, Brooks and Greenburg Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Chicago Tribune legal correspondent Jan Crawford discuss the ramifications of and reasons behind the Harriet Miers withdrawal. Continue watching