Jul 15 Watch 13:35 Shields and Brooks on ‘sweet’ Mike Pence, the challenge for the Republican convention By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Donald Trump’s veep pick, Mike Pence, who may not be the attack dog the candidate was said to have wanted. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 11:58 Shields and Brooks on Dallas police murders, Trump’s Republican problem By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss what they both agree was a bad week for America. They see little chance for an end to the increasing polarization. Both also had… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 12:50 Shields and Ponnuru on the new cloud over Clinton email probe and Trump’s trade strategy By PBS News Hour Bill Clinton’s tarmac talk with Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave the GOP more ammo in their portrayal of Democrat Hillary Clinton as playing outside the rules, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru tell Judy Woodruff. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 11:07 Shields and Brooks on voter disenchantment across the globe By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what Brexit might suggest about the upcoming presidential election, how frustrations with low-paying jobs and expensive education are influencing… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 12:41 Shields and Brooks on gun violence and how leaders responded to Orlando shooting By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, whether President Obama should use the term “radical Islam,” the possibility of… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on ‘anticlimactic’ Clinton victory, Trump’s ‘moral chasm’ By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s becoming the first major-party female presidential candidate, Clinton’s commanding win in California, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ role in… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 12:42 Shields and Brooks on persistent violence at Trump rallies, Clinton’s new line of attack By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week in politics, including the continued violence at Donald Trump’s rallies, how the Obama administration could have approached the recession differently, House Speaker… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 8:11 Shields and Brooks on Obama’s NewsHour interview, presidential legacy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week in politics and President Obama’s interview with Gwen Ifill, including the difference between factual analysis and political grandstanding, how effectively the president… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 12:08 Shields and Brooks on Obama’s historic Hiroshima visit, ‘normalizing’ Trump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 20 Watch 14:17 Shields and Brooks on the NRA’s endorsement of Donald Trump and the Bernie Sanders factor By PBS News Hour Continue watching