On Point with Tom Ashbrook | Podcasts

Tea Party candidates are making inroads in big Congressional races. But who's driving them into office? The grassroots? Or billionaire donors?

The white supremacist movement and the Sikh shootings in Wisconsin.

Apple vs. Samsung. The "Patent Trial of the Century" heats up. We'll look at what's at stake.

Job retraining programs have bipartisan support. But do they work? And is anyone keeping track?

Romney gaffes abound, a big Tea Party win in Texas, tears and cheers from the Olympics. Our weekly news roundtable dives into the headlines.

From Syria to West Africa, its outposts are increasingly the lifeblood of the organization.

The Wall Street Journal's David Wessel on how to tackle America's ballooning federal debt crisis.

Are the Olympics open to only those born with perfect physiques? Can you win gold without Missy Franklin's wingspan or Usain Bolt's height?

States push back on the implementation of the Obama health care law - rejecting the expansion of Medicaid.

Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Ella Jenkins on 50 years of making music for children.

A group of undocumented workers sets out this week on a bus ride from Arizona to the Democratic Convention in North Carolina with the logo "No Papers, No Fear". We'll hear what they have to say.

Hunger among the elderly - it's widespread and getting worse. What's the solution?