Oct 09 Former Secretary of Defense Panetta sees greatest threat to U.S. coming from inside Washington By News Desk Disfunction in Washington is the most serious threat to the United States, says Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. "Our inability to come together, to work together and present a unified front...seriously damages not only our national defense, but damages our… Continue reading
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Oct 09 Watch 8:44 Panetta: Time of unprecedented threat calls for debate on leadership By PBS News Hour Leon Panetta was involved in the war on terror, the assassination of Osama bin Laden and the wind-down of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the former CIA director and defense secretary is out with a memoir that has… Continue watching
Oct 09 Illinois gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner will face off in Peoria, Illinois, on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. EDT. Continue reading
Oct 09 White House denies renewed allegations about Secret Service scandal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after a prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, a Republican congressman renewed allegations Thursday about possible involvement by a White House volunteer and said he smelled efforts to cover it up. White House officials adamantly denied… Continue reading
Oct 09 Additional $700 million for military mission to fight Ebola By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Republican chairmen of House panels that oversee the Pentagon signed off Thursday on an additional $700 million to pay for the military mission to help fight Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 09 Justices uphold North Carolina's voting restrictions By Michael Tomsic, WFAE The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that North Carolina can move forward with voting restrictions this November. Here's a breakdown of what it means. Continue reading
Oct 09 Democrats' midterm demographic problem By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Supreme Court's N.C. Voter ID decision highlights Democrats' midterm demographic struggles 10 million fewer unmarried women showed up in 2010 vs. 2008 Non-white voters underrepresented in midterms by 60 percent Young voters are the… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Stop expecting American presidents to be great and allow them to be good, says author By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Supreme Court reignites same-sex marriage as campaign issue before midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching