Apr 12 Around the Nation: 150 Years After the American Civil War Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. The military battle between the North and South began when Confederate soldiers fired at the Union-held Fort Sumter, off the shore of Charleston, S.C. See… Continue reading
Apr 12 The Civil War: Between the Battles Click here to view the photo essay "The Civil War: Between the Battles." There is an old combat adage that states, "War is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror." It's a saying that… Continue reading
Apr 12 House Republicans Release Details of Last-Minute Budget Deal House Republicans have released details of the budget deal agreed to late Friday that averted a government shutdown and set spending levels for the rest of fiscal year 2011. As the NewsHour's Terence Burlij wrote in Tuesday's… Continue reading
Apr 12 For Romney, a Challenging Path to GOP Nomination By David Chalian Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is forming a presidential exploratory committee. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. The moment Mitt Romney officially tossed his hat into the 2012 presidential ring, the press coverage immediately turned to describe why… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch News Wrap: Romney Officially Seeks 2012 GOP Bid; Gbagbo Captured In other news Monday, Mitt Romney announced via YouTube that he's formally exploring another presidential run. In Ivory Coast, former President Laurent Gbagbo was captured in a bunker. His challenger won the November presidential election, but Gbagbo refused to cede… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Government Stays Open, But Parties Ready for More Budget Brawling New Spending Battles to Dwarf Deal That Averted Shutdown… Continue watching
Apr 11 Mitt Romney Jumps Into 2012 Presidential Contest By David Chalian The perceived front-runner for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 officially threw his hat into the ring Monday afternoon. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 64, opened a campaign committee with the Federal Election Commission and announced his intention to… Continue reading
Apr 11 'On Shaky Ground' Shows Oversight Faults in California School Buildings A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety. In the On Shaky Ground multimedia series, investigative reporter Corey Johnson and the California… Continue reading
Apr 11 Shutdown Showdown Just the Start of Spending Debate on Capitol Hill EmbedVideo(323, 482, 304); On this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explain how last week's near-government shutdown was just a preview to bigger debates over raising the debt ceiling, budgets and entitlement reform. Continue reading
Apr 11 The Civil War: Between the Battles April 12, 2011, marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the U.S. Civil War, the deadliest war in American History. To mark the anniversary TIME published The Civil War: An Illustrated History. Continue reading