Jan 25 Obama Makes Fairness Centerpiece of State of the Union, Re-election Pitch By Christina Bellantoni President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images. President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night -- a preview of the general election argument to… Continue reading
Jan 24 Excerpts of the President’s State of the Union Address By Christina Bellantoni President Obama delivers his 2011 State of the Union address; file photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images President Obama will stress fairness as a way to strengthen the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to excerpts… Continue reading
Jan 24 Translating the State of the Union With Your Help By Hari Sreenivasan The capitol rotunda. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images I'll tell you how we got here in a second, but if you can read and write in another language, and are interested in becoming part of the NewsHour's team of translators… Continue reading
Jan 24 Romney Releases Tax Returns By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich at Monday's GOP debate on NBC. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. Mitt Romney told Brian Williams of NBC News during the debate Monday night that there would be "no surprises" when he released… Continue reading
Jan 23 Brave Newt World: 3 Contests, 3 Winners By Christina Bellantoni Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista celebrate the former House speaker's victory in South Carolina. Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images. As Jay-Z says, on to the next one. In a 40 percent to 28 percent rout, Newt Gingrich won… Continue reading
Jan 21 Live Blog: Gingrich Victorious in South Carolina Primary By News Desk Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich pulled off a come-from-behind upset Saturday in the South Carolina's primary, easily besting rivals Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. "Thank you to everyone in South Carolina who decided to be with… Continue reading
Jan 21 In S.C. Victory, Gingrich Wins ‘Just About Every Demographic’ By Christina Bellantoni "This race is getting to be even more interesting," Mitt Romney just told his cheering, but disappointed, fans in South Carolina. I couldn't have said it better myself. The former Massachusetts governor lost South Carolina's primary to Newt Gingrich, his… Continue reading
Jan 21 Gwen’s Take: South Carolina Votes By Gwen Ifill COLUMBIA, S.C. | In retrospect, it should not come as a surprise that Election Day came to South Carolina with wind, rain and tornado watches. The Gingrich surge here has been that strong. It cannot be overstated how dramatic the… Continue reading
Jan 20 State of the Union Hangout With the PBS NewsHour By News Desk // UPDATE Jan. 25 Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google+ hangout during the 2012 State of the Union and the GOP response. Among the guests were Talking Points Memo reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, Tufts history professor Peniel Joseph, Huffington Post… Continue reading
Jan 20 Group Aims to Make Women a ‘Critical Mass’ in Congress By Judy Woodruff The numbers are depressing, and surprising, considering it's 2012. Only 17 percent of the U.S. Senate is made up of women. Only 16 percent of the House of Representatives. And only 12 percent of governors. An astonishing 90 other countries… Continue reading