Politics May 04 Watch Republican Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate The 10 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination gathered for their first debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Thursday night. The NewsHour presents excerpts from the debate.
Politics Nov 24 Watch Midterm Elections Oust Several Moderate Republicans Several Republican moderates won't be rejoining Congress next session after November's midterm elections. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the election casualties.
Politics Nov 13 Watch Eleven U.S. House Races Yet to Be Determined Although Democrats picked up 28 seats in the U.S. House in the midterm elections, eleven races have yet to be decided -- some remain mired in recounts while others are still waiting on absentee ballots. A reporter updates the races…
Politics Nov 09 Incumbents Concede Defeat in Virginia, Montana Senate Races Two days after voters went to the polls and handed hair's breadth wins to their opponents, Republican Sens. George Allen of Virginia and Conrad Burns of Montana conceded defeat. By PBS News Hour
Nov 08 With Six Victories, Democrats Take Control of U.S. Senate By PBS News Hour In an improbable march across the country, Democrats swept into power in the Senate for the first time in four years, capturing seats in Virginia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Missouri and Ohio. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Swarthmore Students Speak Out About Election Issues and the Need for Dialogue A group of students at Swarthmore discuss the election-year issues that matter to them, the need for bipartisan dialogue and the role of young people in all of this. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Upcoming House Speaker Discusses Iraq, Working with Bush Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., set to become the first female Speaker of the House in January, discusses the recent election, possible changes in Iraq policy, Rumsfeld's resignation and working with President Bush. Continue watching
Nov 08 Democrats Make More Gains in House By PBS News Hour The day after the midterm elections, results continued to roll in giving Democrats more House seats and putting them in the majority. A handful of other races remained too close to call… Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Analyst Discusses Which Voters Showed Up and Why They Cast Their Ballots As several Republican incumbents lost seats in both the House and the Senate, speculators began discussing what were the reasons underlying the shake-up of power. An analyst discusses who came out to the polls yesterday and why. Continue watching