Jun 21 Senate Forges Ahead With Immigration Bill Despite Murky Fate in House A U.S. Customs and Border Protection bike patrol agent in Nogales, Ariz., on June 2, 2010. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The comprehensive immigration reform bill in the Senate received a boost Thursday with the announcement of an… Continue reading
Jun 20 Gwen's Take: How the Supreme Court Might Change Your Life By Gwen Ifill We are entering the last week of June, which means it's time for the annual waiting game. Are we waiting for sweet corn? For the neighborhood pool to open? For Congress to leave town? No. As always, we are waiting… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Wall Street Feels Pain of China's Credit Crunch, Federal Reserve Uncertainty Wall Street Feels Pain of China's Credit Crunch, Federal Reserve Uncertainty… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch News Wrap: U.S. House Fails to Pass Farm Bill In other news Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a five-year, half-trillion dollar farm bill. The bill would have cut food stamps by $2 billion annually. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has changed his mind and says… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Senators Near Key Compromise on Beefed-Up Border Security A bipartisan group of senators have worked out a potentially critical compromise for the immigration reform bill. Reform supporters said they had met demands for greatly expanded policing of the border with Mexico. Ray Suarez talks with two lawmakers shaping… Continue watching
Jun 20 Pitch Your Questions to Mark Shields, David Brooks for 'Doubleheader Live' Watch the "Doubleheader Live" with Mark Shields and David Brooks beginning at 5:15 p.m. EDT… Continue reading
Jun 20 Potential Deal on Border Security Could Boost Immigration Bill's Outlook The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images The prospects for a decisive vote in favor of a Senate plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system appeared to brighten in the past 24 hours… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Sen. Tim Kaine: Let's Not Make Path to Citizenship Dependent on Border Security Sen. Tim Kaine talks about his priorities and working on comprehensive immigration reform. Continue watching
Jun 19 Highlights from Gwen Ifill's Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' Gwen Ifill will host a reddit AMA starting 1 p.m. EDT Thursday. Gwen Ifill answered your questions on reddit during her first "Ask Me Anything" session Thursday afternoon. Ifill is a senior correspondent for "PBS NewsHour" and… Continue reading
Jun 19 Live Blog of Supreme Court Decisions Thursday By Katelyn Polantz The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5 and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act,… Continue reading