Jan 24 Watch Confirmation Hearings Begin for Secretary of State Nominee Sen. John Kerry Confirmation Hearings Begin for Secretary of State Nominee Sen. John Kerry… Continue watching
Jan 24 Biden: Limit on Magazine Rounds a Bigger Priority In a Google Plus hangout Thursday moderated by the NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan, Vice President Joe Biden addressed many issues about gun safety, from an assault weapons ban and background checks to armed guards in schools and mental health resources. Continue reading
Jan 24 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions Join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week Thursday at 12 p.m. ET. On the table: all things politics. Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week and the PBS NewsHour… Continue reading
Jan 24 John Kerry Sails Through Senators' Questions at Confirmation Hearing By Larisa Epatko Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., President Obama's choice for secretary of state, answered a range of questions from Iran's nuclear program to opportunities in Latin America at his confirmation hearing Thursday, but the theme clearly was how he would build upon… Continue reading
Jan 24 Battle Over Gun Legislation Heats Up One Million Moms for Gun Control, a group formed after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., marches across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Not even a week into President Obama's second term, the… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch News Wrap: Obama Announces Two Nominations for Heads of Regulatory Agencies In other news Thursday, President Obama nominated former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also, the U.S. Senate agreed to limit the use of filibusters,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch A Look at GOP Congressional Priorities as U.S. House Forgoes Debt Ceiling Fight A Look at GOP Congressional Priorities as U.S. House Forgoes Debt Ceiling Fight… Continue watching
Jan 23 A 'Fireside Hangout' to Discuss Gun Violence With Vice President Biden By Hari Sreenivasan, News Desk Live stream courtesy of the White House. Americans huddled around radios to hear President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats broadcast across the country. Now, anyone with an internet connection can gather 'round their computer screens to watch a live… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Secretary of State Clinton Claims Fault for Benghazi Attack in Heated Hearing Secretary of State Clinton Claims Fault for Benghazi Attack in Heated Hearing… Continue watching
Jan 23 Conversation: Brad Meltzer, Author of 'The Fifth Assassin' By Tom LeGro Brad Meltzer spent much of the last four years researching for his thriller "The Fifth Assassin" and learned about much of what the government does to protect us against attacks, including the role of the Secret Service. He sat down… Continue reading