Nov 16 Senate GOP Leader McConnell Has Change of Heart on Earmarks Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. After years of using earmarks to send federal money to Kentucky, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Karzai Criticism of U.S. Mission Renews Afghan-American Tensions Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the Washington Post this weekend that the U.S. should scale back its mission, including night raids, in Afghanistan. The comments are the latest source of tension between Karzai's government and the Obama administration. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Nov 15 On Monday's NewsHour... KARZAI CALLS FOR SCALING BACK OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT | Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the Washington Post this weekend that the U.S. should scale back its mission, including night raids, in Afghanistan. The comments are the latest source of tension… Continue reading
Nov 15 Rangel Walks Out of Ethics Trial; Says He Needs a Lawyer Rep. Charles Rangel , D-N.Y. walked out of his ethics trial on Capitol Hill today after the House Ethics committee refused to delay the proceedings. Rangel argued in his opening statement that he did not have enough time to… Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. to Present Afghan Phase-Out Plan; Rangel Faces Ethics Panel The Obama administration will present other NATO members with a four-year plan to phase out U.S. troops in Afghanistan and transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces, according to the New York Times. The plan will share some common elements… Continue reading
Nov 12 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Taxes, Palin and Cowboys Coaching By Hari Sreenivasan In this week's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, topic No. 1 was the expiring Bush-era tax cuts and what will happen during the lame-duck session of Congress. Both predicted that the cuts… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Political, Legal Wrangling Continues Over 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' The Supreme Court is the latest to leave a legal mark on the wrangling over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch News Wrap: Wall Street Ends Week Down on China Interest Rate Concerns In other news Friday, Wall Street fell for the week on worries that China may raise interest rates to curb inflation, which could slow Chinese growth and hurt the global economic recovery. Continue watching
Nov 12 On Friday's NewsHour... G20 ENDS WITHOUT SPECIFIC GOALS | The summit of the world's 20 leading economies in South Korea ended with general statements on key issues, but specific actions on currency and trade disputes were left for another day. Jeffrey Brown speaks… Continue reading
Nov 12 Supreme Court Refuses to Block 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' By News Desk The Supreme Court refused to block enforcement of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on openly gay servicemembers Friday, the latest in a series of court battles over the policy. The legal challenge came from the Log… Continue reading