Jan 25 President Obama to Offer ‘Robust Agenda’ in State of the Union President Obama is set to deliver his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett took to the morning shows Tuesday to preview President Obama's State of… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Emanuel Seeks Expedited Appeal After Judges Boot Him From Chicago Ballot A panel of judges ruled Monday that former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's name cannot be included on the ballot for Chicago's mayoral race because he did not meet residency requirements in the two years leading up to… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch On Eve of State of the Union, Battles Loom Over Federal Spending Cuts Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on debate in the House over steep spending cuts proposed by Republicans, and Jeffrey Brown looks at the fight over how to handle the nation's growing debt with Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget… Continue watching
Jan 24 NewsHour Connect: Hearing the Loughner Case By Lauren Knapp On Monday, Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter in the Jan. 8 rampage that left 6 dead and 13 injured in Tucson, Ariz., was arraigned in federal court in Phoenix. He faces five federal charges: attempted assassination of a… Continue reading
Jan 24 Political Checklist: State of the Union Preview In this week's Political Checklist, NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff preview President Obama's State of the Union address, which is expected to include mention of job creation and how to handle the federal deficit, among… Continue reading
Jan 24 Drawing the Battle Lines on Spending Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor are readying the GOP's response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Senate… Continue reading
Jan 24 Accused Shooter Loughner to Appear in Court, Car Bombs Kill Iraqi Pilgrims Jared Lee Loughner, the accused shooter in the Arizona shooting rampage, is expected in court Monday afternoon for a preliminary hearing on charges of murder and attempted murder. He also faces charges of attempted assassination. If convicted, he could… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Fair Trial for Loughner Poses Big Challenge for Court System Alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner appeared Monday in a Phoenix courtroom, where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf. Gwen Ifill talks to Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic about the day's events, and then to Laurie… Continue watching
Jan 23 The Reagans Travel the World By Molly Finnegan Photos of President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan on trips around the world. Continue reading
Jan 23 Nancy Reagan’s Stylish State Dinners By Molly Finnegan Photos of some of the extravagant state dinners hosted at the White House during the Reagan administration. Continue reading