Jan 27 Exclusive: Biden Discusses Unrest in Egypt, Keeping U.S. Competitive By News Desk In an exclusive interview with the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden told Jim Lehrer Thursday afternoon that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the target of anti-government demonstrations in Cairo, is someone he knows "fairly well" and does not consider to… Continue reading
Jan 27 Experimenting with the State of the Union and HTML5 By Hari Sreenivasan Part of the reason people join the PBS NewsHour for news events like the State of the Union is because we give you the primary source without too much clutter. There are no NFL-style dancing robots with whiz-bang sound effects. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Exclusive | Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest In an exclusive interview with Jim Lehrer, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the U.S. attitude toward intensifying anti-government protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, plus the White House's agenda for the economy and gun control, disagreements with… Continue watching
Jan 27 Tea Time on Capitol Hill Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul started off Thursday's first meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill with this question: "Is the Tea Party still a force in America?" The Republican's query was met with a roar in the… Continue reading
Jan 27 President Obama Answers Questions on YouTube By News Desk President Obama answered user-submitted questions on his State of the Union address in a special interview on YouTube Thursday. Some 140,000 questions have been submitted and voted upon -- the president will answer some of the most… Continue reading
Jan 27 Possible '12 Opponents Romney, Palin Criticize Obama's Speech, Presidency By David Chalian President Obama delivers his State of the Union address. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Most national polls show former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at or near the top of any potential Republican field in 2012, and Wednesday night… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Despite Bipartisan Push, Parties' Differences Linger Over Spurring Growth Republicans and Democrats agree on the need for growth -- but seem to perpetually disagree on how it can be achieved. Ray Suarez takes a closer look at the debate and the differences with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Douglas… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Jan 26 State of the Union Reactions From Public Media Stations Around U.S. Reactions continue to roll in regarding President Obama's latest State of the Union address (check out the NewsHour's complete coverage, if you haven't already), plus the pair of responses from the GOP. Here is a roundup of reaction… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch On the Road, President Continues State of the Union Message of Growth A day after his State of the Union address focused on job creation and innovation, President Obama toured an energy technology firm to promote his economic message. Correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the day, then Gwen Ifill talks to public media… Continue watching