Dec 06 Jimmy Carter on Nuclear War Worries, Obama’s Approach to Congress Ray Suarez sat down with former President Jimmy Carter last week at a forum sponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program to talk about his latest book, the current political climate, the Afghan war and other topics. In… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Jimmy Carter Calls Congressional Republicans ‘Completely Irresponsible’ Former President Jimmy Carter speaks with Ray Suarez about his new book "White House Diary," written from the daily journal that he kept as president. Continue watching
Dec 06 WikiLeaks Confronts More Legal, Funding and Hacker Challenges In the week since WikiLeaks began releasing a trove of diplomatic cables, the site has been attacked by hackers and senators, been kicked off Amazon's cloud-hosting… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Same-Sex Marriage Case Plays Out on Live TV in Federal Court Lawyers on both sides of the ongoing legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban made their cases in a rare televised hearing Monday in federal court in San Francisco. Jeffrey Brown walks through arguments on both sides and what's to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Democrat vs. Democrat: Liberal Divisions Emerge Over Tax Cuts As lawmakers search for possible bipartisan agreement on Bush-era tax cuts, some Democrats are asking if the price of compromise is too high. For more on what is turning into a bitter divide among liberals, Gwen Ifill speaks with Jane… Continue watching
Dec 06 On the NewsHour Monday: Tax Cuts, Prop 8, Iran Talks, The Carter Diaries TAX CUTS | Lawmakers and the Obama administration searched for a compromise aimed at extending Bush-era tax cuts and jobless benefits. The deal-making is propelling a bigger debate withing the Democratic Party. Gwen Ifill will talk to analysts for more. Continue reading
Dec 06 Political Checklist: Tough Tax Debate for Dems DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s45edqff1', 'ssE7IK2Tq2k', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill evaluate the new political realities in Washington as Democrats in the lame duck Congress appear ready to concede on a major issue: repeal of the… Continue reading
Dec 06 9th Circuit Appeals Court Hears Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Case The 9th Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco hears arguments Monday in a challenge to Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The case is being heard by a randomly selected panel of three judges: Judge Randy… Continue reading
Dec 06 Poll: Americans Have Inflated View of Foreign Aid When asked in a recent poll how much the U.S. government spends on foreign aid, Americans vastly overestimated the amount -- which might explain why politicians look to that area first when considering budget cuts, some analysts say. The… Continue reading
Dec 06 Deal on Extending Tax Cuts Appears on the Horizon From left, Senate Democrats Jack Reed, Mark Begich, Ben Cardin, Sherrod Brown, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg and Al Franken hold a news conference Saturday at the Capitol. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. Almost as soon as President George… Continue reading