Politics Nov 22 Download your holiday guide to civility from Mark Shields and David Brooks Download the guide to civility. It's a handsome addition to any holiday table or potential political battleground. It's the holidays, and that means one thing: It's time for uncomfortable political discussions with your distant relatives. Uncle George founded…
World Nov 22 Morocco’s spat with Algeria might affect U.S. visit Moroccan King Mohammed VI, left, in Dakar, Senegal, in March. Photo by Seyllou Diallo/AFP/Getty Images When King Mohammed VI of Morocco visits the White House on Friday, President Barack Obama plans to speak to him about democratic reforms in…
Nation Nov 21 US fast tracks new Philippines ambassador Philip Goldberg, the newly appointed ambassador to the Philippines, testifies at a House hearing in 2011. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Senate expedited the confirmation of Philip Goldberg as U.S. ambassador to the Philippines "because…
Arts Nov 18 From the archives: Doris Lessing’s unfinished business with ‘Ben, in the World’ EmbedVideo(8022); Ray Suarez talks to writer Doris Lessing about her novel, "Ben in the World." This interview first aired in 2000. Video by PBS NewsHour. In 2000, Ray Suarez interviewed Doris Lessing about "Ben, in the World,"…
Politics Nov 17 Senate showdown over military sexual assault bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has secured public support from nearly half the Senate, but not enough votes, for her proposal to give victims of rape and sexual assault in the military an independent route outside the chain of…
Nation Nov 13 Angry HealthCare.gov users took out anger on ‘face’ of website Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News Video by ABC News President Barack Obama isn't the only person feeling the heat from HealthCare.gov's troubles. The woman, whose smile greeted the website's visitors, told ABC News' "Good…
Nation Nov 12 #insidenewshour: Former VP Dick Cheney Talking to VP Cheney tonight about his medical odyssey. @NewsHour — gwen ifill (@gwenifill) November 12, 2013 Gwen's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney will air tonight on the PBS NewsHour.
Nation Nov 11 100 Dead after typhoon hits Somali coast Photo Courtesy of CIA World Factbook According to Somali President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, 100 people were killed over the weekend, when a tropical cyclone reached Puntland, a north-eastern region of Somalia. Thousands of livestock died and hundreds…
Politics Nov 08 Obama doesn’t claim to be Programmer-in-Chief “I promise you, nobody has been more frustrated. I wanted to go in and fix it myself, but I don’t write code.” President Barack Obama, speaking in New Orleans on the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov…
Nation Nov 06 Pour the egg nog but hold the rum: Index predicts a less vice-full holiday season Photo by Flickr user Prettywar With the last of the discounted Halloween candy vanishing from retailers' shelves, it's now that time of year where some have already started to cue the Christmas music for holiday shoppers. But if you're…