• by Mark Walsh  @markfwal, January 23, 2012

As part of their joint political coverage this year, Yahoo and ABC are rolling out five new weekly shows online that focused on the political scene and hosted by on-air talent including George Stephanopoulos, Jake Tapper and Jonathan Karl. The “Power Players” series will allow each correspondent to give their take on happening in Washington and on the campaign trail in short videos accompanied by blog posts.

The videos, featuring 15-second pre-roll spots kick off today with “George’s Bottom Line,” where Stephanopoulos looks at the biggest political stories driving the news cycle. One of the shows, “Top Line,’ will feature a round-table discussion with ABC News’ Political Director Amy Walter, ABC News’ Washington Editor Rick Klein, and Yahoo! News’ Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian.