May 24 In Preventing Sexual Assault, Military Must 'Go Beyond Training' EmbedVideo(6537, 482, 304); With sexual assaults in the military on the rise, Congress and Defense Department officials debate what should be done to prosecute perpetrators and prevent assaults from happening in the first place. Kwame Holman reports on efforts… Continue reading
May 24 Boehner: House Will Produce Its Own Immigration Legislation House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has been saying for months it's up to the Senate to get the ball rolling on a major overhaul of the nation's… Continue reading
May 23 Watch Could More Highly Skilled Guest Workers Help Spark Tech-Driven Economy? Could More Highly Skilled Guest Workers Help Spark Tech-Driven Economy?… Continue watching
May 23 Gwen's Take: The Chasm Close to Home I watched the president's address to the Morehouse class of 2013 this week with special interest. Part of the reason was personal: I had a great time delivering the commencement speech there two years ago. A sea of… Continue reading
May 23 Obama Defends Drone Strikes But Says No Cure-All EmbedVideo(6530, 482, 304); On the defensive over a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama refocused the debate Thursday with a speech laying out his administration's rationale for the use of unmanned drone strikes against terrorism targets abroad. WASHINGTON --… Continue reading
May 23 Gwen Ifill Answered Your Questions Correspondent Gwen Ifill answered questions during a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week. Read through the chat below. Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week and the PBS NewsHour… Continue reading
May 23 Watch Live: Obama Addresses Drones, Gitmo Watch a live stream in the player above of President Barack Obama's speech at the National… Continue reading
May 23 Obama Looks to Shift Focus to Drone Strikes As Scandals Swirl By Terence Burlij Undated image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. Photo: REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt On the defensive over a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama will attempt to refocus the debate Thursday with… Continue reading
May 23 Watch News Wrap: IRS Replaces Official Who Refused to Answer Questions at Hearing In other news Thursday, the IRS announced that it had replaced Lois Lerner, the official who oversaw the agents who targeted conservative groups. Also, the U.S. House voted to peg federal student loan rates to those set by the financial… Continue watching
May 22 Watch A Big Step Towards Comprehensive Immigration Reform Big Step Towards Comprehensive Immigration Reform… Continue watching