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
May 22 Watch Line Between Social Welfare, Politics Plays Into Confusion on Tax-Exemption Law Line Between Social Welfare, Politics Plays Into Confusion on Tax-Exemption Law… Continue watching
May 22 'Oh Oklahoma,' Asking the Hard Questions After Memory Fades I don't remember worrying about tornadoes as a little girl growing up in Oklahoma, but they were a real threat. In May 1950, the National Weather Service recorded an F-4 about an hour and a half south of Tulsa… Continue reading