Nov 16 Watch With New Session of Congress Underway, Veteran Rangel Found Guilty As the 111th Congress reconvened on Capitol Hill, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., was found guilty of ethics violations while GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell reversed his stance on earmarks. Gwen Ifill has more details. Continue watching
Nov 16 Earmarks Everywhere: How Does Your State Stack Up? This interactive requires your browser to have Java installed. Click here to check if you need Java. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader, won't be taking any earmarks in the next Congress. After a public… Continue reading
Nov 16 George W. Bush Presidential Library Now a Work in Progress Artist's rendering of the George W. Bush presidential library. On Tuesday morning, construction began on the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The site will be the country's 13th… Continue reading
Nov 16 Rangel Found Guilty of Ethics Violations (File photo by Getty Images) A House ethics subcommittee found Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., in violation of 11 of 13 ethics charges stemming from disputes over his personal finances and solicitation of charitable donations. The subcommittee will now have… Continue reading
Nov 16 Senate GOP Leader McConnell Has Change of Heart on Earmarks Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. After years of using earmarks to send federal money to Kentucky, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Lame-Duck Congress Reconvenes as Rangel Leaves Own Trial On Monday, Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel walked out of his own ethics trial, the 111th Congress reconvened and newly elected members attended orientation. Kwame Holman has an overview then Ray Suarez gets more on what to expect from the lame-duck… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Kerry: U.S. Shouldn't Blow Karzai's Criticism Out of Proportion Margaret Warner talks to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the most pressing issues in U.S. foreign policy, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai's most recent criticism of the U.S. mission in his country. Continue watching
Nov 15 NewsHour Connect: WNYC Reporter on Rangel Trial The House Ethics Committee convened this morning to deliberate the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. The proceedings got off to an interesting start when Rep. Rangel walked out of the room a mere forty minutes after the hearing… Continue reading
Nov 15 New Members Show Up for Orientation Day on Capitol Hill Rep.-elect Kristi Noem, R-S.D., talks with reporters during freshmen orientation at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2010. (NewsHour photo by Quinn Bowman) Monday was the first day of new member orientation on Capitol Hill, where a huge class… Continue reading
Nov 15 Rangel Walks Out of Ethics Trial; Says He Needs a Lawyer Rep. Charles Rangel , D-N.Y. walked out of his ethics trial on Capitol Hill today after the House Ethics committee refused to delay the proceedings. Rangel argued in his opening statement that he did not have enough time to… Continue reading