Senate Democrats hoped to have enough votes this week to pass a health care bill, Obama Cabinet officials faced hostile lawmakers on Capitol Hill and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's much-awaited book hit bookstores.
Melissa Block speaks with political analysts E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times.
This week, Republicans took governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, and Democrats won a long-held GOP House seat in New York. Also, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for a possible health care vote this weekend.
Much is at stake for Democrats and Republicans in governors races in New Jersey and Virginia. Polls are suggesting a significant drop in the expected black voter turnout, pivotal for Democrats in both states.
Governors races in New Jersey and Virginia and limits executive compensation dominated the week in politics. Cynthia Tucker, of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution , and David Brooks, of The New York Times , offer their insight.
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who is also a senior research fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, break down the biggest stories of the week, including health care reform moves in Congress and...
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks break down the top political headlines of the past week, including Justice Department plans to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York, and President Obama's Afghan strategy review.
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including impending health care legislation and a worsening job market.
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top stories of the past week, including Hillary Clinton's visit to Pakistan, Vice President Joe Biden's poll numbers, and upcoming elections in New Jersey and Virginia.
Columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields review the week's news, including the coming Afghan runoff and the war of words between the White House and Fox News. JUDY WOODRUFF: And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks.
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Does that same standard EVER, EVER, EVER get applied to people like David Brooks, David Frum, or for that matter, Conor Friedersdorf? Why do the people who get accused of being racists, xenophobes, and too dumb to understand politics always have to be the ones who forgive while the same blockheads who n...
Before long, South Carolina looms as the crucial point of the race. The contest is effectively between Romney and McCain.
Yeah, you see, Reagan conservatives can’t win in New York. We need Chris Shays-type guys. We need moderates like David Brooks-kind of Republicans to win.
When there are parties involved, there are party obligations. An Independent is un-encumbered by those obligations and can focus on the issues. Today's column by David Brooks in the New York Times is an absolute perfect piece on the Independents and how they flow based on the issue and not the party. An...