Politics Jun 12 Iranians Jam Polling Places in Hard-fought Presidential Election Iranians voted Friday in a highly charged election for president in which hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking a second term against candidates including the more moderate former prime minister, Mirhossein Moussavi.
Health Jun 11 In Wisconsin, Obama Pitches Health-care Reform to the Public President Barack Obama took his case for health care reform to the public Thursday, hosting his first town hall meeting on the topic in Green Bay, Wis.
Economy Jun 10 Administration Proposes New Regulations of Executive Pay The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed new regulations for executive compensation at financial firms.
Economy Jun 09 Ten Banks Allowed to Repay $68B in Bailout Funds Ten large U.S. banks have been cleared by the Treasury Department to start repaying $68 billion in bailout money and begin to free themselves from an extraordinary government intervention program that began amid the global financial crisis.
Health Jun 08 Health Care Reform Tops Obama’s Priority List With Congress poised to debate sweeping health care legislation in the coming weeks, President Barack Obama has renewed his focus on health care reform as a top administration priority.
Economy Jun 05 Job Losses Slow, but Unemployment Hits 9.4% Unemployment jumped to a 25-year high in May, according to new Labor Department numbers, but the rate of job losses slowed with 345,000 jobs lost last month, down from 504,000 in April.
Politics Jun 04 With Labor Party Reeling, Brown Braces for Leadership Fight British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is fighting off a reported campaign to oust him in the wake of a financial scandal that has damaged Labor Party popularity and caused four of his ministers quit.
Politics Jun 04 Reaction to President Obama’s Cairo Speech A roundup of reaction from officials and citizens across the Middle East and elsewhere to President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo Thursday.
Nation Jun 04 Reporter’s Notebook: D-Day Remembrance Stirs More Than Memories Planning for Sunday's World War II D-Day commemoration in France was temporarily marred by the failure of the Queen of England to get an invitation. Michael D. Mosettig, the NewsHour's senior producer for foreign affairs, looks at the flap.
Politics Jun 02 Earlier Sotomayor Senate Appearances Hold Clues for Supreme Court Confirmation As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor finishes her first round of closed-door visits with lawmakers Tuesday, it won't be the first time she's faced questions from some of the senators who will decide if she ascends to the nation's highest…