Aug 26 Watch 10:30 Can New Orleans' Revamped Levee System Withstand Next Storm? The state of the levee system in New Orleans continues to be a major concern, especially during hurricane season. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the city's revamped coastal protection system. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Discovery of Bodies in Mexico Linked to Drug War Government authorities discovered the bodies of 72 people -- believed to be migrants from Central and South America -- dumped less than 100 miles from the U.S. border. Gwen Ifill gets more on the story. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Mexican Media Face Perils Reporting on Drug War Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost reports on the dangers journalists face in Mexico reporting on the country's violent drug war. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Ariz., Fla., Alaska Primaries Pose Test for 'Insiders' Arizona, Alaska and Florida are among the states to have the latest round of pre-midterm primaries. Political Editor David Chalian assesses the winners, losers and surprises of the night. Continue watching
Aug 25 Law & Disorder: The Missteps of NOPD After Katrina By Hari Sreenivasan We talked this week with A.C. Thompson, one of the reporters from ProPublica who has been investigating the New Orleans Police Department in the years since Hurricane Katrina. He has been exploring reports of specific acts of excessive force… Continue reading
Aug 25 Wednesday's Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's arts and culture headlines, Wyclef Jean loses his bid to run for office in Haiti. Continue reading
Aug 25 The Morning Line: Shocker in Alaska as Incumbent Hangs in the Balance By Terence Burlij Officials are still counting votes Wednesday morning in Alaska, where a political upset is brewing with incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski trailing attorney Joe Miller in the Republican primary. With 84 percent of precincts reporting, Miller had 51.46 percent of… Continue reading
Aug 24 Fla. Split Decision: Establishment Insider, Millionaire Outsider Advance In one of the final high profile primary nights of the 2010 pre-season, voters sent some conflicting messages. The outsider millionaire in the governor's race secured the GOP nomination, while the Democratic establishment insider in the Senate race easily rebuffed… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch News Wrap: Boehner Calls for Change in Economic Strategy House Minority Leader John Boehner called for President Obama to fire his top economic advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council chief Larry Summers. Meanwhile, voters went to the polls in five states that held primary or run-off… Continue watching
Aug 24 Biden, Boehner Trade Blows Over Economic Policy, Tax Cuts House Minority Leader John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden engaged in a war of words Tuesday over the Obama administration's efforts to revive the nation's economy. In a speech to the City Club of Cleveland, Boehner called on President… Continue reading