Aug 27 Dick Armey to Beck Rally Critics: ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ By David Chalian Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, who has been spending most of his time trying to harness the Tea Party energy into electoral gains for conservatives, said the “Restoring Honor” rally that Fox News talk show host Glenn… Continue reading
Aug 27 Gwen’s Take: Why We Love It When the President Goes Away By Gwen Ifill The president of the United States is on vacation. I am not. It rained for his first three days in Martha's Vineyard. The sun was shining here in Washington. (Tee hee.) Forgive my enjoyment. But it's nice to take a… Continue reading
Aug 27 The Morning Line: Dems’ Campaign Chief Says GOP Has ‘Destructive Agenda’ When Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., takes the podium at the National Press Club at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, he'll have two critical missions on his mind: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman is eager to make a… Continue reading
Aug 26 Reid, Angle Duel in New Television Ads The Nevada Senate race between Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sharron Angle is expected to be one of this year's most talked-about contests. Based on campaign ads released Thursday by both campaigns, it's also looking like it will… Continue reading
Aug 20 Shields and Gerson Grade Obama’s Campaigning, News Corp. Donation By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson, sitting in for David Brooks, stopped by The Rundown before this week's broadcast appearance and disagreed whether President Obama's campaigning will resonate with voters ahead of… Continue reading
Aug 20 News Corp.’s $1M Contribution to GOP Governors Group Under Fire News Corp.'s $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors Association has drawn fire from journalism schools, ethics analysts and progressive political organizations this week. Owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. is the parent company of… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Obama Hits Road as Campaigner-in-Chief for Democrats With midterm elections less than three months away, President Obama is joining the campaign trail for some Democrats. Although many polls show his approval ratings have fallen, his schedule is packed with appearances to help campaigns. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Aug 16 Political Checklist: Obama’s Campaign Road Show, Mosque Remarks By David Chalian In a weekly segment now dubbed “The Political Checklist,” senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill tick through this week’s list by weighing in on President Obama’s three-day, five-state campaign swing and what clues his stops provide in figuring… Continue reading
Aug 16 New Political Groups Face Few Spending and Donation Limits In the wake of the landmark Citizens United v. FEC campaign finance ruling, unions and corporations are now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of their own money to support candidates via advertising. But those are not the only changes… Continue reading
Aug 13 Waters Disputes Ethics Charges: ‘I Have Not Violated Any House Rules’ California House Democrat Maxine Waters defended herself against ethics charges Friday, reiterating that she did nothing wrong or improper in seeking federal help that could benefit a Los Angeles bank where her husband is an investor. At a Capitol… Continue reading