Feb 01 Hagel Endures Rough Ride at Nomination Hearing Chuck Hagel speaks Thursday during his Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Welcome to the other side of the dais, Chuck Hagel. The former Republican senator from Nebraska faced a barrage of… Continue reading
Feb 01 Gwen's Take | Rubio, Giffords & Hagel: The Week in Confrontation By Simon Marks Government can be dry. Politics can be tiring. The law, while necessary, can be tedious. This is why high drama in Washington can be so much fun. We saw three instances of it this week. And unlike our periodic… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch New Pew Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Americans Don't Trust the Government New Pew Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Americans Don't Trust the Government… Continue watching
Jan 31 Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Atmosphere as 'Open Sewer' By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Former Vice President Al Gore talks to NewsHour about climate change and how U.S. policy needs to evolve to confront the crisis. In his new book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," former Vice President Al Gore examines… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Chuck Hagel Defends Record at Confirmation Hearing Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, nominee for secretary of defense, faced pointed questioning at his confirmation hearing. Fellow Republicans, including Sen. John McCain, interrogated Hagel on his past opposition to the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq. Judy Woodruff reports… Continue watching
Jan 31 Hillary Clinton Says Farewell in Final Days as Secretary of State Video courtesy of the Council on Foreign Relations YouTube channel. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her final speech as head of the State Department Thursday during a forum at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington emphasizing… Continue reading
Jan 31 Process and Prospects for Same-Sex Marriage in Rhode Island Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) signs along the park fence at the 2012 Providence Pride Festival. Photo by Flickr user rauchdickson. It may seem like Rhode Island, the only state in New England that doesn't yet allow same-sex… Continue reading
Jan 31 Obama Keeps Up Pressure for Gun Laws, Immigration Reform President Obama speaks about immigration reform Tuesday in Las Vegas. Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images. President Obama wants Congress to have a busy spring. As the push for expanded gun control moves forward on Capitol Hill, Mr. Obama… Continue reading
Jan 31 Live Blog: Hagel Confirmation Hearing as Secretary of Defense By Larisa Epatko Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., faced questions on possible looming spending cuts at the Pentagon and his support for U.S. ally Israel at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of defense. Continue reading
Jan 31 Judy's Notebook: My Mom Anna Lee Woodruff A week and a half ago, on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 8:10 p.m., in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Augusta, Ga., my 89-year-old mother passed away. My sister and I stood on either… Continue reading