Politics Jul 27 Obama Still Supports Energy Bill, Says Afghan Papers Could Jeopardize ‘Individuals or Operations’ President Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House. In brief comments, the president said that despite political setbacks on the scope of an energy bill, he still supports the…
Nation Jul 23 Veteran Newsman Daniel Schorr of NPR Dies at Age 93 Daniel Schorr, a longtime NPR commentator and an original member of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS News team, died early Friday. He was 93. At the end of his long career, Schorr was most recently a senior analyst…
Nation Jul 22 On Thursday’s NewsHour… MIXED PICTURE FOR THE ECONOMY | A mixed economic picture emerged today: the stock market surged on news of strong corporate earnings, but home sales continued to sink and unemployment claims rose. Jim Lehrer talks to Greg Ip of…
Nation Jul 21 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… FINANCIAL REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW | President Obama signed financial reform into law today; the first major overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression. To get some perspective on how the new law seeks to end the risky…
Nation Jul 20 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… KARZAI AND THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT | Afghanistan President Haman Karzai addressed dozens of nations and organizations, calling for Afghans to take charge of their own security by 2014. For analysis, Jim Lehrer talks to James Dobbins, a veteran State…
Nation Jul 19 On Monday’s NewsHour… DISAGREEMENT OVER NEXT STEPS IN GULF | After 4 days of BP's containment cap stopping oil from leaking into the Gulf, seepage was spotted two miles from the wellhead, prompting disagreements between the government and BP over the correct action…
Science Jul 18 BP Says It Plans to Keep Well Cap Closed; Gulf Leak Ticker Stays Paused A Transocean Ltd. Development Driller III rig works to drill a relief well to plug the damaged Macondo well; Derick E. Hingle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated 12:46 p.m. ET | BP said Sunday morning that tests on a 75-ton…
Nation Jul 16 On Friday’s NewsHour… CAP CONTINUES TO HALT LEAK | With the new containment cap in place for the past 24 hours and no new signs of oil leaking into the Gulf, President Obama called the news hopeful but reaffirmed the need for a…
Politics Jul 15 Obama Praises Financial Reform, Calls Oil Stoppage a ‘Positive Sign’ President Obama spoke to reporters this afternoon, praising the Senate’s passage of a financial reform bill and offering brief comments on BP’s test of a cap over its broken wellhead, which has temporarily stopped the flow of oil.
Nation Jul 15 On Thursday’s NewsHour… OIL FLOW CEASES AS BP TESTS CAP | The flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been halted for the time being, as BP performs pressure tests on the new containment cap placed over the leaking oil well.