Judy Woodruff looks at the political power of Sarah Palin, her political endorsements and her use of social media with reporters Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times and Libby Casey of the Alaska Public Radio Network.
On this week's Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian talks with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the possible impact of Sarah Palin's appearance at the Iowa GOP's Ronald Reagan Dinner and Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence's…
After 2 1/2 years of economic trouble, it is hard to cite one singular reason voters are disgruntled going into fall. But one of the biggest culprits in the troubles is undoubtedly the housing market. So at Patchwork Nation, we…
With a little more than six weeks left before Americans go to the polls and put us out of our midterm election madness/misery, this year's prevailing political story line got a fresh bump this week: voters want to throw…
Sep 15

By Quinn Bowman
Amid chatter on how tea party candidates might influence the GOP in November's elections and bleak poll numbers for incumbent Democrats, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continued the refrain Wednesday heard from Democratic politicians and party officials alike: vote…
Political strategists take a closer look at what new primary results could mean for the Republican and Democratic parties as Election Day approaches.
In an immediate effort to heal the Republican party's divisions on display in the Delaware Senate race, RNC Chairman Michael Steele offered his full throated support for the tea party backed victor in the race, Christine O'Donnell. Steele urged party…
Sep 13

By David Chalian
The NewsHour's Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian take a look at the stories making headlines in Washington and beyond on this week's Political Checklist, including the recent back-and-forth between House Minority Leader John Boehner and the…
Gwen Ifill gets a Republican view on President Obama's latest economic proposals from Illinois congressman Peter Roskam.
In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that President Obama deserves credit for stopping an economic "free fall," exacerbated by the fiscal policies of the Bush administration.
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