Oct 27 Watch Pakistani Mothers, Babies Face Health Risks Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports from Pakistan, where pregnant women and infants who survived the floods often lack sufficient nutrition and access to health care. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Bags of Cash: Are Iran, Karzai Playing All Sides? Jim Lehrer gets perspectives on the Iranian payments to Afghanistan officials from former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali and Steve Clemons of The New America Foundation and The Washington Note blog. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Federal Spending Front and Center in Pa., Wash. Senate Races With only one week to go before the midterm elections, Republicans need to win 10 seats to gain the Senate majority. Gwen Ifill takes a look at the close Senate races in Pennsylvania and Washington. Continue watching
Oct 26 Political Checklist: GOP Expands House Races in Play; Obama Told to ‘Shove it’ DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s44beqf90', 'LP3dwVrP49A', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill take a look at the national dynamics a week before the 2010 midterms in this edition of the Political Checklist. David and Gwen highlight the fact… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Big Banks Resume Foreclosure Paperwork Major banks across the country continue to dig through internal documents to show that foreclosures have been properly handled following accusations of faulty paperwork. Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times gives more details on the investigation into flawed foreclosure… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch GOP Leads Among Independents, Poll Says According to a new poll released by Politico and George Washington University, independent voters are more likely to vote for Republicans than Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections by at least 14 percentage points. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian discusses… Continue watching
Oct 25 New Diversity Districts Appear Safe for Democrats, at Least for Now By Victoria Edwards Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., speaks during a DNC news conference in July; Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call via Getty Images If Democrats are looking for safety this year, they have it in the New Diversity districts that dot… Continue reading
Oct 22 Largely Overlooked Nationally, N.C. Senate Race Offers Voters Clear Choices Political reporters are like Willie Sutton in at least one respect: legend had it that he said he robbed banks because that's where the money is (he actually didn't say that); we gravitate to the most competitive political… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Jobs, Economy Loom Large in Elections, But Candidates Shirk Specifics How is the economy playing out as an election issue across the U.S. and what are candidates saying about it? Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Gene Grant of KNME in Albuquerque, N.M.; Cathy Lewis of WHRV in Hampton Roads, Va.;… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Political Notebook: New Polls Show Republican Edge in Enthusiasm Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Margaret Warner about a new set of polls showing Republicans leading among likely voters and the midterm campaigning focusing more on President Obama's job performance. Continue watching