At Guantanamo, Red Cross Defends Keeping Detainee Records Confidential

Functioning as a pilot program up until now, the federal database program E-Verify is set for some changes under a sweeping Senate immigration bill.

Friday is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, so we thought it would be the perfect time to sit down with our boys of summer. That's right, Mark Shields and David Brooks, NewsHour's one-two political punch. Pitch your questions to the fellows for the special "Doubleheader Live" edition Friday, June 21.

NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni guest-hosts the Doubleheader with Mark Shields and David Brooks to discuss recent moves by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as the annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic surveillance.

An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013.

It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while, you meet a person who carries the human equivalent of sunshine around with them. My friend Doug Bailey, who died this week at the age of 79, was like that. What may surprise you is that he spent his life in politics.

A day after 82 members of the Senate joined together to vote in favor of moving forward with a comprehensive immigration plan, the debate on the floor of the chamber Wednesday signaled that finding common ground on proposed amendments would not be so easy.

Earlier this week, after a tour of Parliament Hill in Canada's capital, I sat in on a contentious daily Question Period session. There's a lot of shouting, and political observers I spoke with before the visit apologized in advance for the rancor and told me they aren't huge fans. But I think it's sort of awesome.