Nov 05 Political Editor David Chalian Answers Your Questions Eric Likness: I know Blanche Lincoln lost, but how many other Blue Dog Dems lost seats in addition to her? How much of a difference will that make in the Senate, where the Dems still have a majority? David… Continue reading
Nov 05 5 Answers From Election Night Updated 3:00 p.m. ET Now that we can place the term "shellacking" right next to "thumpin' " in the post-election political dictionary, let's sort through the wreckage and victories from the midterm elections to answer the five questions… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Betancourt Describes Captivity in Colombian Jungle Margaret Warner talks to Ingrid Betancourt about her new memoir, "Even Silence Has an End," and her years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Alaska Still Counting Votes in Senate Race The votes for Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski, a write-in candidate, and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller are still being counted in Alaska. Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Carey, host of KSKA's "Anchorage Edition," about the undecided Senate contest. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Obama Invites Republican Leaders to White House President Obama invited leaders of both parties for a meeting at the White House later in the month "to talk substantively" about how to work together. Judy Woodruff has more on the bargaining to come. Continue watching
Nov 04 Harry Reid’s Story of Political Survival U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks during a post-election news conference in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS | After one of the most closely-watched and hard-fought battles between an incumbent Democrat and a… Continue reading
Nov 03 Tallying the Tea Party’s Wins and Losses DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4507qfc4', 'sJnP5K8JQkU', '29'); One of the big questions leading up to Tuesday's election results was, "How will the Tea Party fare?" Tuesday's was the first national election since Tea Partiers became a political identity in the spring of… Continue reading
Nov 03 Aside from Capitol Hill, GOP Also Built Big Clout in State Capitals Across U.S. As tempting as it is to focus only on what the Republicans accomplished in the midterm elections in Congress - taking control of the House of Representatives, and adding at least six Senate seats, it's just as important to… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Obama on Midterm Shellacking: ‘It Feels Bad’ President Obama said he was humbled by the Republican gains in the House and talked of bipartisanship in his post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Boehner: Smaller Government is What America Wants Republican wins have shaken up control of Congress and Rep. John Boehner is poised to become the next House speaker in January. But it's no time for Republicans to celebrate with so many challenges ahead, Boehner said at a Wednesday… Continue watching