Jul 05 Why a U.S. Circumcision Push Failed in Swaziland In the country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world, a U.S. effort to circumcise 80 percent of all men aged 15 to 49 in a year ended with roughly a quarter undergoing the procedure. What went wrong?… Continue reading
Jul 05 Romney Reverses Course, Calls Mandate 'a Tax' By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney and his family walk in an Independence Day parade on Wednesday in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney provided the political fireworks Wednesday, telling CBS News the mandate in President… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Why Obama Thinks You Would Care About a Dinner With Sarah Jessica Parker As part of an ongoing series on social media and politics, Ray Suarez and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Daily-Download.com discuss how campaigns send targeted emails, and what happens to politicians' deleted tweets. Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Our Founding Fathers: Who Were They and What Happened to Them? Our Founding Fathers: Who Were They and What Happened to Them?… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Examining the Supreme Court Session Through the Lens of History Examining the Supreme Court Session Through the Lens of History… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch U.S. Observes Sultry Fourth of July Heat and hardship didn't stop Americans from celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday with parades barbecues and fireworks. But prolonged power outages, record high temperatures and wildfires made it a challenging Fourth of July for many. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Declaration Signers What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence?… Continue watching
Jul 04 The Supreme Court's Political Legacy By Allie Morris Last week the Supreme Court issued a decision on the Affordable Care Act, sending reverberations through the political sphere. But it wasn't the first time. Landmark Supreme Court cases, like Roe v. Wade or Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,… Continue reading
Jul 04 The Intersection of Politics and the Supreme Court By Saskia de Melker A slide show of Supreme Court decisions impacting national politics. Continue reading
Jul 04 What Happened to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence? EmbedVideo(3807, 482, 304); In this age of texting and tweeting, finding out what happens in American politics is as simple as checking your cellphone. Not so 236 years ago when leaders in America's 13 original colonies in… Continue reading