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
Apr 11 Watch Political Checklist: Shutdown Showdown Just the Start of Spending Debate Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explain the coming debate on government spending. Continue watching
Apr 11 Shutdown Averted, Obama and GOP Prepare for Much Bigger Fights Ahead President Obama shakes the hands of tourists visiting the Lincoln Memorial during a surprise visit a day after negotiations with Congress prevented a government shutdown. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool-Getty Images. Political leaders in Washington were able to… Continue reading
Apr 09 Shutdown Watch Liveblog: 11th-Hour Deal Averts Shutdown 12:33 a.m. | Stopgap Clears House, Heads to Obama to Sign The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the short-term government-funding measure early Saturday it passed the Senate. The bill heads to President Obama to be signed into law. Technically, there… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Obama on Shutdown Deal: 'Americans of Different Beliefs Came Together' Obama on Shutdown Deal: 'Americans of Different Beliefs Came Together'… Continue watching