May 19 President Obama to Address Arab Spring, ‘Turn the Page’ on Policy in Region President Obama speaks at a DNC fund-raiser in Boston on Wednesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. As is the case with any major presidential address, there are always multiple audiences. When President Obama steps to the microphone at… Continue reading
May 18 Watch Debate Over Rising Gas Prices Heats Up in Congress Two bills focused on oil company tax breaks, deep-sea drilling and reducing rising gas prices have reignited energy policy debates on Capitol Hill. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the political fight over prices at the pump. Continue watching
May 18 In Many Different Communities, No Clear Leader for GOP Nomination The 2012 election cometh, and as of right now the Republican field of candidates seems unsettled at best. Before it has even formed, the herd has been thinned. Witness former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's step out of the election… Continue reading
May 18 Making Sense: The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn By Paul Solman Paul interviewed Strauss-Kahn in September of 2009. Watch the interview here. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, as in a NewsHour interview during the heat of… Continue reading
May 18 Deficit Reduction Grand Deal Unlikely as Coburn Quits ‘Gang of Six’ Talks Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is a member of the so-called "Gang of Six." Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The quest for a bipartisan solution to the country's short- and long-term deficit problems got a lot tougher Tuesday when… Continue reading
May 17 Watch As GOP Field Takes Shape, Gingrich on Defensive Over Medicare Remarks The GOP's 2012 presidential nomination battle shifted once again Monday when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who hasn't officially entered the race, announced he'd raised $10 million in one day. Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Gwen Ifill about the… Continue watching
May 17 Consensus on Gas Policy in Congress Remains Unlikely Both major political parties in Congress can agree on at least one thing: The price of gasoline in America -- at $4 a gallon -- is a bad thing. Agreeing on what, if anything, should be done about that reality… Continue reading
May 17 Romney Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas Fund-raiser Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets volunteers at his National Call Day fund-raiser in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. For any presidential candidate to raise $10.25 million in one concentrated day of fund-raising is an… Continue reading
May 16 Watch ‘Freedom Riders’ Film Revisits Those Who Risked Lives for Civil Rights 'Freedom Riders' Reenacts Historic Bus Trip Across South… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Strauss-Kahn Arrest Drops ‘Bomb’ on French Politics; IMF Faces Leadership Vacuum How Will IMF Turmoil Affect Global Markets?… Continue watching