Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor scores easy GOP primary win in Va.

The House Majority Leader has officially endorsed Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling for Governor of Virginia in 2013.

View Comments

Egyptians march in support of Occupy Wall Street. Are there parallels with the Arab Spring?

Protesters in Eqypt marched on the U.S. embassy Friday to show their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Are there parallels between the protests in the U.S. and the Arab Spring?

9 Comments

Rival debt plans aren’t so far apart, but brinkmanship continues

The rival plans proposed by Boehner and Reid actually have a lot in common. But the two sides are staring each other down, waiting for the other to cave.

View Comments

Eric Cantor walks a fine line

Need to Know interviews political reporter Jeff Schapiro about Republican Congressman Eric Cantor, who has emerged as a leading opponent of the White Houses attempt to broker a deal on the debt ceiling.

2 Comments

Richard Brookhiser on divisions within the Republican party

Need to Know turns to historian and senior editor at the National Review, Richard Brookhiser, for a broader perspective on the recent political machinations in Washington, and the age-old discussion over the size of government.

1 Comment

- Learn More Providing Support for pbs.org

Need to Know is a production of Creative News Group (CNG) in association with WNET. Marc Rosenwasser is Executive Producer. Need to Know is made possible by Bernard and Irene Schwartz, Mutual of America, Citi Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.