Nov 15 Watch BP to Pay Largest Fine in U.S. History, Admit Guilt in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement BP to Pay Largest Fine in U.S. History, Admit Guilt in Gulf Oil Spill Settlement… Continue watching
Nov 15 Attorney General Holder Announces Legal Resolution to BP Oil Spill EmbedVideo(4984, 482, 304); BP has agreed to plead guilty to 14 federal criminal counts related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 workers and the subsequent oil spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico for months and… Continue reading
Nov 15 High Times? Pot Advocates Test Federal Resolve By Saskia de Melker Voters in Colorado and Washington state etched history last Tuesday by being the first in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Continue reading
Nov 15 How Latinos Are Transforming the Electoral Map Polling organization Latino Decisions estimates that Obama earned 75 percent of the Hispanic vote. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Editor's note: PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez contributed this article to Foreign Affairs. You can read the full article on the… Continue reading
Nov 15 Women in Congress -- From 1917 to Now By Alex Bruns Since the first woman was elected to Congress in 1917, there have been over 275 women who have served in the legislative branch. Mothers and daughters. Wives and widows. Old and young. Here are some of the women who have… Continue reading
Nov 15 President Obama Suggests He Has Mandate From Middle Class President Obama talks to reporters Wednesday at the White House. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters. "I'm more than familiar with all the literature about presidential overreach in second terms. We are very cautious about that," President Obama told reporters… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on Budget President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on Budget… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch What Happens When U.S. Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations What Happens When U.S. Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Obama Addresses Press on Budget Concerns, Syria, Immigration and Climate Change Obama Addresses Press on Budget Concerns, Syria, Immigration and Climate Change… Continue watching
Nov 14 Obama Stresses Compromise on Fiscal Cliff Talks, Defends Susan Rice in First Press Conference Since Re-Election In his first press conference since re-election, Mr. Obama said he is committed to strengthening the economy, boosting job growth and reducing the nation's $16 trillion debt, asserting that Americans approve of his balanced approach for reducing the deficit. Continue reading