Nov 10 Watch Looking back at the life and politics of Nelson Rockefeller By PBS News Hour A politician who self-described as having a “Democrat heart with a Republican head,” Nelson Rockefeller would be something of a political anomaly today. Biographer Richard Norton Smith, author of “On His Own Terms,” joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what distinguished… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Why is Obama weighing in on net neutrality? By PBS News Hour More than 3 million commenters crashed the Federal Communications Commission website in July to weigh in on the issue of net neutrality. Now President Obama has added his strong support, directing the FCC to protect equal access to all web… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Emails suggest GM prepared for recalls months earlier By PBS News Hour Internal emails released as part of a class action lawsuit show that General Motors ordered a half million ignition switches to replace faulty ones nearly two months before notifying safety regulators. The defect has been linked to at least 32… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Why the U.S. can't ignore or alienate the rising power of China - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch News Wrap: HHS lowers estimate for 2015 health care enrollment By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 10 How Social Security denied one woman the advice she deserved By Laurence Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff and former Social Security technical expert Jerry Lutz intervene on behalf of a disabled divorcée who was getting all the wrong answers from the Social Security offices in her area. Continue reading
Nov 10 VA announces 'MyVA' plan, largest reorganization in department's history By Matthew Daly, Associated Press On the eve of Veterans Day, the Veterans Affairs Department announced a reorganization Monday designed to make it easier for veterans to gain access to the sprawling department and its maze-like websites. Continue reading
Nov 10 Incoming GOP Senate chairman Ron Johnson plans border security bill By Erica Werner, Associated Press An incoming GOP Senate chairman said Monday he is working on a border security bill and will aim to move it once the new Republican-controlled Congress convenes in January. Continue reading
Nov 10 AP demands FBI never impersonate any journalist again By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed himself as an AP journalist as part of… Continue reading
Nov 10 A better way to have predicted the GOP wave By Simone Pathe Most polls ask voters whom they plan to vote for. But it turns out that asking voters who they think will win has actually yielded more accurate results, and the 2014 midterm election was no exception. In fact, that kind… Continue reading