Jun 03 New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg Dies at Age 89 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at age 89. His office said Lautenberg died shortly after 4 a.m. EDT on Monday at… Continue reading
Jun 03 Will Government Probes Crowd Out Policy Debates? Tea party activists protest against the IRS last month in West Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Official Washington begins the month of June with a massive agenda set against a backdrop of scandal politics that… Continue reading
May 31 Shields and Brooks on Bachmann's Retirement, Yankee Favoritism By Christina Bellantoni NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni guest-hosts the Doubleheader with Mark Shields and David Brooks Mark Shields and David Brooks made a triumphant return to the Doubleheader Friday and I filled the host chair as Hari Sreenivasan is… Continue reading
May 31 Watch Shields and Brooks on Sending Arms to Syria, Impending Comey Nomination Shields and Brooks on Sending Arms to Syria, Obama Taps James Comey for FBI Head… Continue watching
May 31 Gwen's Take: The Perils of the Absolute I want to own a pair of glasses that will allow me to more accurately see shades of gray. That way, when bridges fall down, the urgency to find out why -- right away -- will fade. I will more… Continue reading
May 30 Watch How Would James Comey Be Received on Capitol Hill? President Obama's likely nomination of James Comey as FBI director could prove an easy confirmation with bipartisan support. Judy Woodruff talks to Bloomberg News' Phil Mattingly and New York Times' Michael Schmidt about the former deputy attorney general's qualifications for… Continue watching
May 30 Sources: Obama to Name Ex-Bush Aide to Head FBI WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is prepared to nominate James Comey, a former Bush administration official with bipartisan credentials, as the next FBI director. In a possible warning sign, the top Republican on the Senate committee that would review the… Continue reading
May 30 Watch Obama to Nominate Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey as Head of the FBI President Barack Obama will reportedly nominate James Comey, a former official in George W. Bush's Justice Department to lead the FBI. With a Republican resume and a history of positions that won him Democratic support, Judy Woodruff reports on the… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Inside Immigration Reform: Securing the U.S.- Mexico Border Inside Immigration Reform: The Challenges of Securing the U.S.- Mexico Border… Continue watching
May 27 Watch New Book Chronicles Fight Over Financial Reform After 2008 Crisis New Book Chronicles Fight Over Financial Reform After 2008 Crisis… Continue watching