Jun 17 Watch Why did it take so long to capture key Benghazi suspect? By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces, with the help of the FBI, apprehended Abu Khattala, one of the suspected ring leaders of the 2012 embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya. Khattala is the first accused perpetrator of the attacks to be taken into U.S. Continue watching
Jun 17 IRS lost more emails in tea party probe, investigators say By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has lost more emails connected to the tea party investigation, congressional investigators said Tuesday. The IRS said last Friday it had lost an untold number of emails when Lois Lerner's computer crashed in 2011. Continue reading
Jun 17 In Congress, prospect of new Iraq fight turns hawks into doves By Donna Cassata, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The prospect of the U.S. military returning to the fight in Iraq has turned congressional hawks into doves. Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass… Continue reading
Jun 17 Obama's day trip highlights economy, courts donors By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Drawing attention to his economic policies and courting a key Democratic constituency, President Barack Obama is embarking on a two-stop day trip to highlight technological developments and to raise money for the Democratic Party from a newly energized… Continue reading
Jun 17 Is the U.S. heading back into Iraq? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama's first steps on intervention in Iraq US 'open' to coordination with Iran and airstrikes are possible Expect some fireworks with Hillary Clinton on Fox later The importance of Obama's gay rights push Some… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Supreme Court enforces ban on straw purchase of guns, upholds challenge to political speech law By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled that if an individual intends to buy a gun for someone else, he or she must say so. In a separate ruling, the court unanimously supported a challenge to an Ohio law that makes it illegal… Continue watching
Jun 16 Republican rift highlighted again this week By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Cantor on Sunday shows, shocked by loss House leadership fight McDaniel tries to project momentum in Mississippi Romney back in the spotlight GOP rift: The Republican intra-party divide will again be in focus this… Continue reading
Jun 14 Lawmakers angered by lost emails in IRS probe By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Congressional investigators are fuming over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service has lost a trove of emails to and from a central figure in the agency's tea party controversy. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Should U.S. wait for political progress in Iraq before making a military intervention? By PBS News Hour President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Shields and Brooks on the mounting crisis in Iraq, Cantor's defeat By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the crisis in Iraq and how the United States should react, as well as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s… Continue watching