Sep 21 Vote to Consider ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Repeal Fails in Senate The Senate could not reach the 60-vote threshold to start debate on a defense spending bill Tuesday, effectively blocking an attached repeal of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ban on gay people serving openly. Although the defense bill would… Continue reading
Sep 21 Survey: What Distracts You the Most While Driving? A Washington, D.C., police officer hands a warning Tuesday to a driver who was talking on his cell phone. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Government leaders and safety advocates are meeting again Tuesday in Washington to discuss ways… Continue reading
Sep 21 Tuesday: 9 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Fed Meets on Economy File photo of a U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images. A NATO helicopter crashed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, killing nine NATO troops. Some reports indicate that the soldiers were American. The cause of… Continue reading
Sep 21 Vote on Defense Spending Might Hinge on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ Immigration Gay rights activists protest against the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. A bill authorizing defense spending next year may once again… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Vietnam War Airman Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger's service and sacrifice were honored Tuesday with the Medal of Honor -- decades after he was fatally wounded in a secret Vietnam War mission. The airman's sons received his posthumous honor from President… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Violence, Turnout, Fraud Remain Top Concerns in Afghan Election Efforts Gwen Ifill speaks with election observer Scott Worden about the latest vote in Afghanistan and concerns about violence, fraud and low turnout. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Counting Begins in Afghan Vote Amid Attacks, Fraud Claims Some citizens risked their lives to vote in Afghanistan's weekend elections. The vote counting is expected to be slow and numerous reports of fraud at the polls will be investigated. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Sep 20 On Monday’s NewsHour… FRAUD MARS AFGHAN ELECTION | Weekend elections took place in Afghanistan and some citizens risked their own lives to vote as the Taliban attacked in parts of the country. The vote count is expected to slow and there have been… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Mexico’s Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs A young photographer for Juarez's El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch, prompting his newspaper to ask of Mexico's drug cartels on the front page what they expect of journalists. Ray Suarez speaks with Angela Kocherga… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Afghan Voters Prepare for Parliamentary Elections Amid the ongoing war there, Afghanistan's citizens are preparing for parliamentary elections. Ray Suarez looks at the preparations. Continue watching