Well, today assist a primary season, super tuesday, voters are casting ballots in six states, the big races challenging the establishment republicans. We are in washington, libby, what are the key races we are watching today . House seat in idaho, a tea Party Challenging and the incumbent friends with john boehner and the senate is what everyone is focussed on, they only need six seats to go to republican to take control of that body and some of the seats are getting a test today. Four of the states, first establishment republican and tea party backed candidates are facing off. At the center is here in kentucky. Just months ago, Mitch Mcconnell in danger of losing the seat. Hes called a washington insider but the experience that the voters want. Backlash over the Affordable Care and cutting the federal spunneding, the power republican is poised to pull ahead, according to polls, due in part of the challengers stumbles. Those missteps by the Tea Party Member attended a pro cock fighting
Va secretary Eric Shinseki says hes mad as hell about whats been uncovered, but that isnt stopping calls for him to resign. What reforms are needed to ensure this never happens again . From nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press with david gregory. And good sunday morning. Well begin with the story thats been dominating much of the political conversation all week long and thats karl roves attack on Hillary Clinton. Is this just the start of a republican strategy to persuade her not to run . Our own Andrea Mitchell is here with more on this. Good morning. Good morning to you, david. This week there is no longer any doubt that some powerful republicans are playing hardball against Hillary Clinton raising questions about her age and her health, even before she decides whether shes a candidate. Reporter it all started when karl rove once called bushs brain said Hillary Clinton suffered traumatic brain injury after a 2012 fall and concu
To be a very big win, especially at the u. S. Senate level. 2014 will be a choice. Increasing opportunity for some versus increasing opportunity for all. Gwen but both parties are worried. We explore why. Covering the week, david sanger of the new york times. Michael crowley of time magazine. Dan balz of the washington post. And Beth Reinhard of the wall street journal. Award winning reporting and analysis. Covering history as it happens. Live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate funding for Washington Week is provided by we went out and asked people a simple question. How old is the oldest person youve known . We gave people a sticker and had them show us. We learned a lot of us have known someone whos lived well into their 90s. And thats a great thing. But even though were living longer, one thing that hasnt changed the official retirement age. The question is, how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years . Wheth
Were you satisfied with what he said . No. That was no action or plan. It has taken three weeks. We expected to hear news. We thought he would tear into the issue with the severity it deserved. We did not hear it. I immediately heard from our brothers nationwide saying, is that it . We are disappointed. Should general shinseki go . We will talk to our members. We pulled our members and we will make a decision based off of that. Well talk about it and make sure we talk to our members nationwide. They are outraged and disappointed. This is about nine different cities. About six years of problems. One thing after another. If you have been paying attention, we have been outraged for a few years. What would you like to see him do right now . He dithers. The congress could take action. It will strengthen the v. As ability to fire people. Shinseki has lost the confidence of veterans and the american people. The president on memorial day always talks about veterans. What would you like to hear
To be a very big win, especially at the u. S. Senate level. 2014 will be a choice. Increasing opportunity for some versus increasing opportunity for all. Gwen but both parties are worried. We explore why. Covering the week, david sanger of the new york times. Michael crowley of time magazine. Dan balz of the washington post. And Beth Reinhard of the wall street journal. Award winning reporting and analysis. Covering history as it happens. Live from our nations capital, this is Washington Week with gwen ifill. Corporate funding for Washington Week is provided by we went out and asked people a simple question. How old is the oldest person youve known . We gave people a sticker and had them show us. We learned a lot of us have known someone whos lived well into their 90s. And thats a great thing. But even though were living longer, one thing that hasnt changed the official retirement age. The question is, how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years . Wheth