Mar. 27, 2015 9:26 p.m. EDT
News: Harry Reid Announces Retirement, U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan, Desertion Charges for Bowe Bergdahl & Ted Cruz Jumps into 2016 Race
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid made a surprise announcement Friday that he will not run for re-election in Nevada in 2016 which set off discussions inside the Democratic leadership about who will replace the long-time leader. Also this week, President Obama met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and announced that 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of the year.
Mar. 24, 2015 11:42 a.m. EDT
News: First out of the gate for 2016, where does Ted Cruz go now?
Many Republicans say they are considering a run for president in 2016, but Sen. Ted Cruz is the first to make it official. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today about how Cruz fits into the GOP campaign landscape.
Nov. 03, 2014 11:33 a.m. EST
News: August 3, 2012
Mitt Romney and President Obama rally undecided voters in battleground states. The Tea Party scores a big victory in Texas with Senate nominee Ted Cruz. Plus July jobs numbers and Congress starts its summer recess with key legislation left undone. Joining Gwen: Amy Walter, ABC News; Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post; David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal; Susan Davis, USA Today.
Aug. 12, 2014 4:31 p.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: Iran’s New President and Terror in Kenya
On the Webcast Extra: Doyle McManus gives us his impressions of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Was his charm offensive at the UN effective? Also, after a terror attack rocks Kenya, our panel analyzes the future of al-Shabaab and whether it poses a threat here in the US. Plus, who is Ted Cruz?
Aug. 12, 2014 4:26 p.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: Division in D.C. and the GOP
The shutdown standoff continues between President Obama and congressional republicans as the debt ceiling crisis looms, an estimated 800,000 federal government workers nationwide have been put on furlough, and the new online health insurance exchanges open for business. Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, Washington Post; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine; Molly Ball, The Atlantic; John Harwood, CNBC and The New
