Sunday at 9AM & NOON ET
SOTU Sneak Peek
Here's our lineup so far for Sunday's big show:
The conventions gave us a clear picture of two distinct visions for the country. We'll talk to two national figures who represent both sides.
We have an exclusive interview with California Governor Jerry Brown (D). We'll get his take on the DNC, and look at the hard decisions he's made such as approving billions in cuts to social services to close the state's budget gap.
And we’ll have an exclusive with former presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich. We'll get his unique insights on President Clinton's role in the Obama Campaign, and ask what advice he'd give to Mitt Romney's campaign heading into the fall.
Sunday, 9a & 12p ET
Sneak Peek for the week of June 3
These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
Magic Number: On Tuesday, Mitt Romney hit the “magic number” of delegates necessary to win the GOP nomination. Today, a new battleground state poll shows, it's all tied up in some of the key battleground states that will decide the 2012 presidential election. The NBC News/Marist poll has the rivals statistically tied in Colorado, Iowa and Nevada. Voters there say the economy is their top issue headed into November.
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SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
Newt bows out: Newt Gingrich announced the suspension of his presidential campaign Wednesday in Virginia. He urged conservatives to get behind presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney saying, "I'm often asked if Romney is conservative enough and my answer is simple, 'compared to Barack Obama?' You know this is not a choice between Mitt Romney and Ronald Reagan, this is a choice between Mitt Romney and the most radical leftist president in American history."
Gingrich leaves the campaign trail with a mixed legacy and significant debt. What’s his next move? We’ll ask him on Sunday.
State of the Union Crib Sheet for April 22, 2012
Today on State of the Union, in an exclusive interview, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) predicted that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will receive more support from Hispanics in his state than Republicans garnered in the 2008 presidential election. Rubio downplayed his higher office aspirations, refusing to talk about his vice presidential prospects and saying he does not think about a future presidential run. President Obama’s re-election senior adviser, David Axelrod, blamed Republicans for the failing to pass immigration reform in the president’s first term. Axelrod said a congressional "reign of terror" has prevented supportive Republicans from cooperating on immigration issues, which were a hallmark of President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) confirmed that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on which he serves as Ranking Member, is sending a letter of inquiry to the Department of Defense (DOD) about their knowledge of the prostitution scandal now that has engulfed the Secret Service. FULL POST
SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
The GOP establishment appears to be coalescing around Mitt Romney. Last night he got backing from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and today from former President George H.W. Bush. Despite speculation about a possible VP role, Rubio told CNN, "Yeah, I'm not going to be the vice president."
SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
Santorum takes the Deep South: Rick Santorum won the Republican presidential primaries in Alabama and Mississippi last night. He's solidified his position as the favorite candidate for the GOP's conservative base. Santorum may have the momentum, but Romney has the delegate count in his favor. Last week, the Gingrich campaign said they had to win Alabama and Mississippi to remain credible. But there are no signs of Gingrich bowing out. Last night he asserted he would continue to the national convention in Tampa.
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SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? These are some of the stories we are looking at this week.
Super Tuesday: Tuesday's elections failed to bring clarity to the race as many GOPers had hoped. Romney didn’t produce the wins needed to demonstrate his ability to win over conservatives. Romney heads into the Kansas caucuses on Saturday, and primaries in Mississippi and Alabama on March 13. Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are focusing on races in those conservative states in their battle to become the lone right-wing challenger to the more moderate Romney. How will it end?
Sen. Reid against “casual” mentions of war: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took aim at Republicans who invoke the possibility of war “casually.” On Tuesday, Reid told reporters, “We have problems around this world that are so significant. We have North Korea, we have Iran, we have a situation with Syria, we have problems now in Egypt. So let’s just stop throwing the word ‘war’ around so casually.”
We’ll talk to the Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday.
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SOTU Sneak Peek
There is no shortage of stories dominating the news this week, but what will be leading the headlines on Sunday morning? Here’s what our staff is discussing for Sunday’s show.
Today, a bipartisan group of congressional negotiators signed off on an agreement to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for the rest of the year. Meanwhile, the number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in nearly four years last week. It’s the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving. How will an improving economy and better poll numbers for President Obama impact the presidential race? We’ll talk to presidential candidate Ron Paul.
On the international front, we’re keeping a close eye on Iran’s posturing over its nuclear program and the latest effort by the U.N. to force Syria’s president out.
Also, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on his business initiatives.
Keep checking back for updates!
Wednesday sneak peek
It’s still the debt ceiling…
We’re following the negotiations as the partisan tone of the debt ceiling talks heats up. On Tuesday, President Obama warned that Social Security checks for millions of senior citizens could be in jeopardy next month. Today, top lawmakers from both parties will meet with him in another attempt to hash out differences. The president has indicated a preference for a "grand bargain" that would save trillions of dollars over the next decade partly by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans and reforming politically popular entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. GOP leaders remain opposed to any tax hikes, arguing that increasing the burden on "job creators" now would derail what has already proven to be, at best, a shaky economic recovery. Candy and the SOTU team will bring you the latest on the talks.
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