Nov 24 Watch Why is Chuck Hagel stepping down? By PBS News Hour As secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel has faced a number of tough challenges, including the Syrian conflict, the rise of the Islamic State and the future of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the reasons… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigns By Robert Burns and Julie Pace, The Associated Press Hagel is the first senior Obama adviser to leave the administration following the sweeping losses for Obama's party in the midterm elections. It also comes as the president's national security team has been battered by multiple foreign policy crises, include… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 23, the deadline looms for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West, we'll have a report from Vienna where negotiations continue. In our signature segment, New York City tries out a new plan… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Inside the nuclear deal negotiations with Iran By PBS News Hour A Monday deadline looms for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West. Hari Sreenivasan is joined by NewsHour’s William Brangham, who reported from Iran earlier this year, and David Sanger of the New York Times via Skype, who is… Continue watching
Nov 23 Health exchanges' finances face test in second year By Associated Press The federal government shelled out billions of dollars to get health insurance marketplaces going in the 14 states that opted to run their own. Now they must act like true marketplaces and start paying for themselves. Continue reading
Nov 23 Obama defends moves on immigration By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama is shrugging off Republican criticism of his actions to lift the threat of deportation from millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 23 Former mayor of Washington Marion Barry is dead at 78 By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 22, 2014 By News Desk On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 22, President Obama clears the way for American troops to fight in Afghanistan beyond the end of 2014. Later, a Republican-led congressional committee says the Obama administration was not guilty of wrongdoing in Benghazi. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch New report rejects conspiracies surrounding Benghazi attack By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Brooks and Marcus on executive action precedent, prospective presidential candidates By PBS News Hour Continue watching