Nov 04 Watch Obama Invites Republican Leaders to White House President Obama invited leaders of both parties for a meeting at the White House later in the month "to talk substantively" about how to work together. Judy Woodruff has more on the bargaining to come. Continue watching
Nov 04 Harry Reid’s Story of Political Survival U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks during a post-election news conference in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS | After one of the most closely-watched and hard-fought battles between an incumbent Democrat and a… Continue reading
Nov 03 Tallying the Tea Party’s Wins and Losses DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4507qfc4', 'sJnP5K8JQkU', '29'); One of the big questions leading up to Tuesday's election results was, "How will the Tea Party fare?" Tuesday's was the first national election since Tea Partiers became a political identity in the spring of… Continue reading
Nov 03 Aside from Capitol Hill, GOP Also Built Big Clout in State Capitals Across U.S. As tempting as it is to focus only on what the Republicans accomplished in the midterm elections in Congress - taking control of the House of Representatives, and adding at least six Senate seats, it's just as important to… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Obama on Midterm Shellacking: ‘It Feels Bad’ President Obama said he was humbled by the Republican gains in the House and talked of bipartisanship in his post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Boehner: Smaller Government is What America Wants Republican wins have shaken up control of Congress and Rep. John Boehner is poised to become the next House speaker in January. But it's no time for Republicans to celebrate with so many challenges ahead, Boehner said at a Wednesday… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Republicans Score Biggest House Takeover in 70 Years A day after Republican victories across the country took back House control, pledges came from the GOP to cut spending and shrink government. Meanwhile, Democrats pledged cooperation and took stock of their losses. Gwen Ifill and David Chalian wrap up… Continue watching
Nov 03 Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Vote 2010 Questions Election night 2010 was swirl of net gains and losses, poll numbers, precinct percentages and Congressional power shifts. In the end, the GOP took over the House, the Democrats retained an edge in the Senate, Republican governors racked up… Continue reading
Nov 03 A Lighter Look at Campaign Ads in a Record-Breaking Midterm Race By Elizabeth Shell Just a few hours ago, polls across the country closed, election races were called, and the most expensive mid-term election cycle in U.S. history came to an end. And the television and radio airwaves will no longer be deluged with… Continue reading