Jun 08 Shields and Brooks on Rick Santorum’s Future, Belmont Stakes By Christina Bellantoni In this week's Doubleheader, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks agree on one thing: Former Sen. Rick Santorum will not be on a short list (or long list) to join Mitt Romney's ticket. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Shields and Brooks on Eurozone Jitters, Lessons of Wisconsin Recall Shields and Brooks on Eurozone Jitters, Lessons of Wisconsin Recall… Continue watching
Jun 08 Ifill | Election 2012: All the Bright and Shiny Objects By Gwen Ifill I have become an excellent tea-leaf reader this spring. As I watch college graduates cross the stage on commencement day -- teetering in new heels, arms outstretched to grasp their hard-earned diplomas -- I study the terror in their eyes. Continue reading
Jun 08 Romney Claims Successful Jobs Record in New TV Spot By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign event in St. Louis. Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. "As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney had the best jobs record in a decade," a narrator tells potential voters in a new TV ad… Continue reading
Jun 07 ‘First Surrogate’ Michelle Obama Campaigns in Virginia By Alex Bruns Michelle Obama makes the case for her husband's re-election campaign at an event in Dale City, Virginia. Photo by Cassie M. Chew. After a stampede of surrogates left President Obama's talking points trampled by the wayside over the past… Continue reading
Jun 07 Two Views of the Economy Add Up to Two Different Worlds By Judy Woodruff Two different worlds. It wasn't so long ago that rapper LL Cool J did his own version of a song by that name. But the one I remember best goes back to my college years, when a popular number… Continue reading
Jun 07 Conservative Moments: An Interactive History We're now past the presidential primary season, when a wide field of contenders forced the diversity of the Republican Party into the spotlight and Democratic energies are united behind the party's incumbent. This focus has created something of a "conservative… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Pawlenty Outlines Romney’s Economic Record, Stance on Labor Rights Pawlenty Outlines Romney's Economic Record, Stance on Labor Rights… Continue watching
Jun 07 Obama Campaign, Democrats Raise $60 Million in May By Christina Bellantoni President Obama jogs from Air Force One to greet supporters at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. UPDATED 11:25 a.m. ET President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee raked in more than $60… Continue reading
Jun 06 What Walker’s Win Means for November By Christina Bellantoni Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker greets supporters at an election-night rally Tuesday in Waukesha. Photo by: Scott Olson/Getty Images Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker scored a decisive victory Tuesday, becoming the first governor in U.S. history to successfully turn back a recall… Continue reading