Nov 13 Watch Should Lawmakers and White House Have Been Warned of Petraeus Investigation? When the Petraeus news hit, congressional leaders bemoaned not being notified beforehand. Gwen Ifill talks to Jane Harman, former ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and former Justice Department official Matthew Miller about when and if Congress and the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Veterans Face Uphill Battle for Benefits When Field Records Are Lost, Destroyed Veterans Face Uphill Battle for Benefits When Field Records Are Lost, Destroyed… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift? Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift?… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch As Details Emerge on Petraeus Affair, Fallout May Echo Far Beyond Resignation As Details Emerge on Petraeus Affair, Fallout May Echo Far Beyond Resignation… Continue watching
Nov 12 Timeline of Events Revolving Around Gen. David Petraeus' Resignation A June 23, 2011 photo shows Paula Broadwell (second from left) watching as Gen. David Petraeus (right) and his wife Holly Petraeus (third from left) arrive for a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Petraeus' nomination to be director… Continue reading
Nov 12 Meet the Incoming Congressional Class Veterans At least a dozen newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives are veterans, a record number of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are 26 veterans currently serving in the U.S. Senate. That number will fall to… Continue reading
Nov 12 Steady Diet of Partisan News Hampers Political Compromise EmbedVideo(4947, 482, 304); In this video, NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman talks with Sean Munson about his browser extension Balancer. When it comes to politics and policy, engaging with people and content that mirror only one's own ideological beliefs… Continue reading
Nov 12 Petraeus Resignation Has Lawmakers Demanding Answers The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus caught Capitol Hill by surprise. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters. The sudden resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus last Friday caught nearly all of official Washington by surprise, and that includes lawmakers… Continue reading
Nov 09 Shields and Brooks on Super PACs, Subtraction and Spoiled Lakers By Hari Sreenivasan Once again in our regular look at the sport of politics and the politics of sports, we chat with New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields. Topic 1: Super PACs. The Sunlight Foundation reported this… Continue reading
Nov 09 Beached Orca Project Couldn't Save the Romney Campaign Voters in Arapahoe County, Colo., line up on Election Day. According to reports, the Romney campaign's massive get-out-the-vote effort known as "Project Orca" failed to reach its potential. Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post. Remember Project Orca? On Monday we… Continue reading