Jan 24 First Lady's Guests Showcase President's Initiatives First lady Michelle Obama (right) at the 2011 State of the Union. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The White House announced the list of guests that will be joining Michelle Obama in the first lady's box for… Continue reading
Jan 24 Translating the State of the Union With Your Help By Hari Sreenivasan The capitol rotunda. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images I'll tell you how we got here in a second, but if you can read and write in another language, and are interested in becoming part of the NewsHour's team of translators… Continue reading
Jan 24 Romney Releases Tax Returns By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich at Monday's GOP debate on NBC. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. Mitt Romney told Brian Williams of NBC News during the debate Monday night that there would be "no surprises" when he released… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending Watchdog-in-Chief Richard Cordray Outlines Plan to Clean Up Consumer Lending… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Want to Use a GPS-Tracking Device? Get a Warrant, Supreme Court Tells Police The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police violated the Constitution by attaching a GPS-tracking device to a car owned by a Washington, D.C., club owner, eventually leading to a cocaine-trafficking conviction. Jeffrey Brown discusses their reasoning and the implications… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Florida Voters Brace for Barrage of Ads as Romney, Gingrich Battle Escalates Judy Woodruff reports on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney launching an aggressive assault on South Carolina primary winner Newt Gingrich. Then, Gwen Ifill discusses the state of the Republican field ahead of Florida's primary next week with The Rothenberg Political… Continue watching
Jan 23 Marcia Coyle: Court Moves 'Carefully' to Balance Rights in GPS Ruling By Elizabeth Summers The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for… Continue reading
Jan 23 Brave Newt World: 3 Contests, 3 Winners By Christina Bellantoni Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista celebrate the former House speaker's victory in South Carolina. Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images. As Jay-Z says, on to the next one. In a 40 percent to 28 percent rout, Newt Gingrich won… Continue reading
Jan 21 Live Blog: Gingrich Victorious in South Carolina Primary By News Desk Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich pulled off a come-from-behind upset Saturday in the South Carolina's primary, easily besting rivals Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. "Thank you to everyone in South Carolina who decided to be with… Continue reading
Jan 21 In S.C. Victory, Gingrich Wins 'Just About Every Demographic' By Christina Bellantoni "This race is getting to be even more interesting," Mitt Romney just told his cheering, but disappointed, fans in South Carolina. I couldn't have said it better myself. The former Massachusetts governor lost South Carolina's primary to Newt Gingrich, his… Continue reading