Jul 23 Watch News Wrap: Presidential Campaigns Resume After Weekend Hiatus In other news Monday, Mitt Romney and President Obama reignited political campaign attacks after a brief reprieve from politics over the weekend. Also, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed attendees of the 19th International AIDS Conference, reaffirming the U.S.'s commitment… Continue watching
Jul 20 Colo. Shooting to Influence Friday's Campaign Rhetoric By Terence Burlij A gunman opened fire at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday night. Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images. There are events that transcend politics in America, and the Thursday night shooting at a movie theater outside Denver… Continue reading
Jul 20 Gwen's Take: The Search for Mr. (or Ms.) Right By Gwen Ifill I am about to break a promise I made to you. I said this would be a safe space, one that would not turn itself over to rank speculation about the vice presidential sweepstakes. But the candidates for president have… Continue reading
Jul 19 Is Campaign Spending a Lousy Idea, or Does it Help the Economy? By Paul Solman President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney were both campaigning in the swing state of Ohio earlier this summer. Both sides are poised to spend $1 billion each in the race to the White House. Paul Solman answers… Continue reading
Jul 19 Obama, Romney Look to Define Campaign on Their Terms By Christina Bellantoni President Obama returns to the White House Wednesday night after campaigning in Texas. Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images Can President Obama's re-election team define Mitt Romney before the economy defines the Democrat's presidency? That has become the… Continue reading
Jul 18 Sharpened Attacks Mark Shift to Bruising Phase of Campaign By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday in Irwin, Pa. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With President Obama's campaign posing questions about what might be in Mitt Romney's tax returns, the GOP candidate's campaign is firing back with a… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch What's Driving the Country's Most Coveted Voters? The presidential campaign is targeting swing states, including Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Florida. Gwen Ifill interviews Anna Sale of WNYC's "It's a Free Country," who is traveling through the battleground states. They discuss who these voters are… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch States Plagued by Fiscal Problems, Pension Payments Grim findings from a task force come amid further setbacks to the nation's economic health. Jeffrey Brown discusses eroding revenues, state budget cuts and steep pension obligations with former New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch, the report's co-chair, and Susan… Continue watching
Jul 17 When 'Even Iowa's Six Electoral Votes Matter' By News Desk As Iowa voters migrate within the state, political geography has begun to shift. This entry is cross-posted on It's a Free Country, WNYCs interactive politics site. Iowa has been good to both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It… Continue reading
Jul 17 New Obama TV Ad Hammers Romney on Release of Taxes By Christina Bellantoni President Obama campaigns in Cincinnati on Monday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. The Obama campaign is welcoming Mitt Romney to Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a new television ad that keeps up the drumbeat over the presumptive GOP nominee's taxes. The… Continue reading