Aug 12 The Morning Line: The Senate's Quick Return If you turn on C-SPAN 2 Thursday morning, you'll be able to catch a very quick pause in the Senate's August recess. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., worked out a deal with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to pass,… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Gitmo Tribunal Trial of Khadr Offers 'Test of the System Itself' The trial of a Canadian citizen captured in Afghanistan and accused of war crimes began Thursday, the first under new rules imposed by the Obama administration. For perspective, Margaret Warner speaks with Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star who has… Continue watching
Aug 11 The Congress That Won't Take a Break Just when you thought it was safe to take a vacation in August, the Senate announced it will return to Washington to reconvene for a short session on Thursday to vote on border security funding and a remembrance of the… Continue reading
Aug 11 Where the Stimulus Went and the Economic Headwind It Faces How much money does it take to restart a sputtering economy? That's the question the federal government has been trying to figure out for the last year and a half. In the past year-plus the American Reinvestment and Recovery… Continue reading
Aug 11 Ifill and Chalian Dissect Primaries, Obamas' Vacations, Iowa Stumping By David Chalian Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill spoke with me Wednesday about the bigger themes coming out of Tuesday night's primary results in Colorado and Connecticut. Also in the NewsHour's look at the week ahead in politics (a segment for which… Continue reading
Aug 11 Two Very Different Takes on Iran In two major national magazines this week, there are simultaneous articles on the confrontation between Israel and Iran over the latter's probable development of nuclear weapons. The articles in The Atlantic and The New Yorker are written from… Continue reading
Aug 11 Wednesday: BP Crews Wait Out Storm; Pakistani President Defends Trip Crews in the Gulf of Mexico drilling the final feet of a relief well intended to permanently plug BP's oil well will have to wait two to three days as a tropical depression passes over the site. Retired… Continue reading
Aug 11 The Morning Line: Bennet's Victory in Colorado Gives Team Obama a Boost The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee and the White House joined Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., in scoring a big victory last night. The incumbent appointed senator was able to fend off a feisty and strong… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch What Clues Did Colo., Conn., Ga. Voters Reveal? Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet's win came as good news to the Obama administration, but the senator would not say if he'd have the president campaign for him. Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Jim Lehrer about Tuesday's primary results and… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch News Wrap: Jurors Signal Deadlock on Some Charges in Blagojevich Trial Members of a Chicago jury told a judge they are deadlocked on some decisions in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Also in Iraq, eight soldiers were killed after insurgents lured them into a trap by using… Continue watching