Feb 01 Watch Official alleges Gov. Christie knew about bridge lane closure By PBS News Hour A letter released yesterday on behalf of Port Authority official David Wildstein says evidence exists that proves New Jersey Governor Chris Christie knew about the controversial George Washington Bridge lane closure while the situation was ongoing. How may this development… Continue watching
Feb 01 Campaign committees collected almost $500 million in 2013 By Associated Press The major campaign committees collected almost a half-billion dollars in 2013 — a year when just two states chose governors, two had special Senate elections and six House districts had unplanned races — and spent most of it. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Shields and Brooks on pipeline politics, Christie scandal 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 Keystone oil pipeline debate, a new claim about Gov. Chris Christie’s traffic scandal knowledge, plus final thoughts on… Continue watching
Jan 31 Former Port Authority official says he has evidence that Christie knew about bridge closures By Joshua Barajas A former Port Authority official said Friday that he had evidence that proved that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about the lane closings that ensnarled traffic on the George Washington Bridge over a four-day period in September, the New… Continue reading
Jan 31 Obama says he may consider immigration bill with no citizenship path By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama reiterated his preference for a concrete route to citizenship. But he said he doesn't want to "prejudge" what might land on his desk and would have to evaluate the implications of a process to allow people get legal status… Continue reading
Jan 31 Butterflies, rainbows and midterm realities By Gwen Ifill The State of the Union speech gives Washington a chance to reacquaint itself with ritual. When else do we need to know the name of the House doorkeeper? What other extended opportunity do we get to study the body language… Continue reading
Jan 31 House GOP leaders face stiff challenge in selling immigration principles By Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe House Republican leaders Thursday unveiled their long-awaited list of immigration reform principles, outlining a step-by-step approach that includes several border security provisions, but also provides the opportunity for undocumented immigrants currently living in the country to obtain legal status. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch NSA surveillance revelations sour German perception of Obama By PBS News Hour In 2008, huge crowds showed up in Berlin to get a glimpse of then-senator Barack Obama during his first presidential campaign. But six years later, German enthusiasm has waned, largely because of evidence that the NSA has spied on German… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch House GOP recasts agenda as White House alternative, not opposition By PBS News Hour While President Obama pushed his economic agenda on the road, House Republicans met to discuss their way forward on major issues, including immigration. Gwen Ifill gets views on the year’s political outlook from Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch News Wrap: Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Federal prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon, where three were killed and more than 260 were wounded. Also, New York Mayor Bill… Continue watching