Jan 02 Candidates Enter Iowa Homestretch By Christina Bellantoni GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. It's the final full day of campaigning for Republicans hoping to win the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night. The candidates are putting… Continue reading
Dec 30 Peeling the Onion (Or, Why Iowa and New Hampshire Really Matter) By Gwen Ifill We have by now spent so many weeks consumed with the ups and downs of Republican presidential politics that we are in danger of misgauging its real impact, especially in these early days. It can be easy to dismiss the… Continue reading
Dec 30 Iowa Dispatch: After ‘Christmas With Ron Paul,’ a Texas Respite By Judy Woodruff Presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul greets supporters during a campaign event Thursday in Atlantic, Iowa; photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ATLANTIC, Iowa | First stop after arriving Thursday in Iowa to cover the Republican presidential Caucuses: Atlantic, a small… Continue reading
Dec 29 Woodruff: Why Iowa Is So Influential By Judy Woodruff As I head to Iowa to cover my tenth (yes, tenth!) round of primary caucuses in the Hawkeye State, I'm every bit as excited as I was in late 1975, when I first flew to Des Moines to follow around… Continue reading
Dec 21 Romney-Gingrich Dead Heat Produces Sharper Attacks By Terence Burlij Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks during a townhall meeting in Hiawatha, Iowa, on December 19, 2011. Photo by AFP/Getty Images. There is a sense of deja vu with the Republican presidential race this week, as a third… Continue reading
Dec 20 Gingrich, Romney in Dead Heat with Iowa on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney (L), listens as Newt Gingrich answers a question during the Fox News Channel debate at the Sioux City Convention Center on December 15, 2011 in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by Getty Images. Two weeks before… Continue reading
Dec 19 House GOP Reject Senate’s Payroll Tax Cut Bill By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday rejected a bipartisan Senate measure to extend the payroll tax cut for two months. Photo by Roll Call/ Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner revealed Sunday that House Republicans would reject a bipartisan agreement… Continue reading
Dec 16 Gingrich, Romney on the Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus By Terence Burlij The seven Republican presidential contenders debated Thursday in Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading… Continue reading
Dec 15 Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference about extending the payroll tax cut. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The… Continue reading
Dec 14 Romney: Gingrich an ‘Extraordinarily Unreliable’ Conservative By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks in Iowa. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Mitt Romney is turning what has been one of his biggest political liabilities -- lingering doubts about his consistency on key issues -- into a line of attack on his… Continue reading