Political Pundit Mark Shields Dies at 85 of Kidney Failure
Political pundit and columnist Mark Shields has died at the age of 85. Shields had been a regular on PBS NewsHour for 33 years before his retirement in 2020.

Political pundit and columnist Mark Shields has died at the age of 85. Shields had been a regular on PBS NewsHour for 33 years before his retirement in 2020.
During Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks elaborated on his criticisms of the House of Representatives January 6 Committee, which he had suggested in a recent Times column as being too political.
A poll conducted by NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist found that 92 percent of Democrat voters consider it “more important to control gun violence” than “to protect gun rights.”
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Thursday found that a majority of Americans oppose woke corporations influencing in everyday life.
PBS rationalizing unwanted fondling and caressing should worry every working woman in America, and anyone who cares for those women.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.
You can basically sum things up this way: if the Democrats ever recapture power, illegal aliens will have more rights than American citizens.
Friday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” columnist Mark Shields weighed in on President Donald Trump urging foreign leaders to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family’s dealings with Ukraine and China. Shields accused Trump of bidding China out in the open
California Governor Jerry Brown stepped up his attack on U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday evening during an interview with PBS Newshour, accusing him of using “Gestapo” tactics.
A new poll by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist says 62 percent of those polled said Confederate statues honoring leaders should remain.
Facebook is censoring a video created by Green candidate Dr. Jill Stein supporter Matt Orfalea that exposes PBS Newshour cutting Stein’s criticism of Hillary Clinton, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and Obamacare.
PBS Newshour removed criticism of Hillary Clinton, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and Obamacare from Judy Woodruff’s interview of Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein. The edits were discovered by a supporter of Stein, Matt Orfalea, when he compared the Facebook Live version with the broadcast and Youtube versions. Orfalea added the cut portion of the questions and posted it to YouTube.
New York Times columnist David Brooks weighed in on both the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention Friday on PBS “NewsHour,” saying that if a Martian watched the two, the Martian would say the Democratic party was more
Friday during the weekly political analysis segment on PBS’s “NewsHour,” Creators Syndicate columnist Mark Shields, alongside The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson, weighed in on the 2016 Republican presidential nomination contest to date. During that discussion, both Shields and Gerson laid
Friday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to President Barack Obama’s decision announced earlier in the day that he does not support the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a pipeline that would link Canadian oil
Friday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed the rise newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is emerging as one of the front-runners for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne reacted to this week’s mass shooting in Oregon and discussed any potential government policy that could prevent these types of incidents. While Dionne
In his weekly segment with syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to the mass killing in Charleston, SC earlier in the week on Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour.” Brooks said the problem was about much
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to last week’s victory for Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron. According Brooks, if conservative Republicans softened their approach and were more closely aligned with Cameron’s politics, they