Sep 20 Watch With 2012 Plans in Limbo, Palin Steps Into Kingmaker Role 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. Continue watching
Sep 20 Political Checklist: Palin Gives Few Hints on 2012 Plans at Iowa Dinner By Quinn Bowman 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… Continue reading
Sep 20 How Will Foreclosures, Other Housing Problems Play Out in Midterms? 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… Continue reading
Sep 17 Gwen’s Take: Who Exactly Are the Bums? 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… Continue reading
Sep 15 DNC’s Kaine Touts Party Record Amid Signs of Voter Frustration 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… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Anti-Establishment Sentiment, Economy Ring Loudly in Latest Primary Battles Political strategists take a closer look at what new primary results could mean for the Republican and Democratic parties as Election Day approaches. Continue watching
Sep 15 RNC Chairman Steele Urges Unity as He Rolls Out ‘Fire Pelosi’ Bus Tour By Quinn Bowman 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… Continue reading
Sep 13 The Big Tax Debate … That’s Going Nowhere? 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… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch GOP Congressman: Restrained Spending Buoys U.S. Economy Gwen Ifill gets a Republican view on President Obama's latest economic proposals from Illinois congressman Peter Roskam. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch Geithner: Bush Economic Policies Made Recession Worse 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. Continue watching