Nation Jul 01 On Thursday's NewsHour... GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE | After-effects from Hurricane Alex again kept oil cleanup crews in port, as one estimate indicated the gusher is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey Brown has an update on the cleanup.
World Jul 01 Honduras' Political Standing Still on the Mend The military-backed ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009 created a political rift in the hemisphere, which still hasn't resolved itself a year later.
Economy Jun 30 Ask BP Exec Bob Dudley Your Questions for a Live Interview Thursday On July 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET, senior correspondent Ray Suarez will moderate a live Q&A session between BP's Bob Dudley, the executive now in charge of the company's oil leak response, and you. Google, YouTube and the…
Politics Jun 30 Who's Behind That Senator at the Kagan Hearing? While watching the live stream of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, the Rundown started asking "Who's sitting behind that Senator?" So we made a few calls to find out. What is it that they do? What messages are they…
World Jun 29 Countries Strive to Return Holocaust-Era Property More than 40 nations met a year ago in Prague to discuss restitution for Holocaust victims' stolen property. A year later, the countries met again and signed guidelines on how to return the looted assets.
World Jun 25 Pakistanis Seek Answers to Water Supply Problems Pakistan's aging irrigation infrastructure and years of little rain are adding up to major problems for farmers, prompting the government to subsidize a new drip-style irrigation system. But some farmers still find it too costly to install.
Science Jun 17 Liveblogging the Tony Hayward Hearing The Rundown is covering Thursday's congressional subcommittee hearing on the oil leak (View complete coverage.), featuring testimony by BP CEO Tony Hayward. We'll offer updates (all times ET) and insights from the NewsHour news desk, as well…
Economy Jun 16 BP, Obama Agree on $20 Billion Fund for Oil Leak Claims President Obama and BP agreed Wednesday on a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the oil leak damaging the Gulf Coast's environment and economies. BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg apologized to Americans for the worst spill in U.S. history…
Politics Jun 15 Shields and Brooks: Will Obama's Oil Disaster Speech Change Minds? After President Obama's Oval Office address on the ongoing Gulf disaster, columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks joined Judy Woodruff to review the substance of the primetime speech. "I thought the windup was stronger than the pitch," Shields said.
Politics Jun 15 Full Video: President Obama's Oval Office Address on Gulf Oil Disaster Watch all of President Obama's Oval Office address on the federal response to the ongoing Gulf Coast oil leak disaster: // Also, make sure to check out analysis and opinion from a variety of experts in Obama's Annotated…