Jun 27 Blagojevich Found Guilty on Corruption Charges By Beat Beat Jurors found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on nearly all counts he faced in a retrial, including charges that he tried to sell President Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich had denied any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jun 27 Political Checklist: N.Y. Enacts Same-Sex Marriage, Bachmann Enters Race By Beat Beat In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff join Hari Sreenivasan for a look at the latest official GOP hopeful and New York's new same-sex marriage law. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Political Checklist: Bachmann Joins the Race, New York Passes Same-Sex Marriage Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan discuss the latest political headlines. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court: Calif. Can’t Ban Sale of Violent Games to Minors By Beat Beat In a 7-2 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that California's ban the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 27 Bachmann Rides Momentum Into Race Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., is set to kickoff her run for the GOP presidential nomination. Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call. The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Continue reading
Jun 25 New York Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law; Supporters Rejoice Updated 4:51 p.m. ET Celebrations erupted in the streets of New York on Friday, after a late night vote in the state legislature sent a same-sex marriage bill to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law. The move is… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama’s Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Cracks Emerge in Republican Opposition to Raising Taxes to Curb Deficit Bipartisan budget deficit talks led by Vice President Joe Biden reached an impasse Thursday over Republican objections to raising taxes. Judy Woodruff reports on the debate within the Republican Party over how to curb the deficit. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch U.S. Role in Libya Rankles Congress, Revives Questions on War Authority The House rendered a split decision on Libya Friday, rejecting an authorization of U.S. military involvement, but stopping short of ending funding for the mission. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fight between the White House and Congress with Norman Ornstein of… Continue watching
Jun 24 The Skeptics vs. the Cynics: And When It’s Tough to Make the Distinction I am a great champion of the notion that it helps to be skeptical, but hurts to be cynical. But weeks like this one make it tough to distinguish between the two. Because I strive to maintain my balance,… Continue reading