Aug 04 Slide Show: Pakistan Floodwaters Spread as Death Toll Grows By Talea Miller Floodwaters spread Wednesday into Pakistan's populous Punjab province, heightening a humanitarian crisis that has killed more than 1,500 people and left 3.2 million needing food aid and assistance. Heavy monsoon rains set off the worst flooding the nation has seen… Continue reading
Aug 04 Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Vote on Hold as Kerry Seeks Bipartisan Support The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which originally planned to take up the nuclear arms control -- or New START -- treaty on Wednesday, decided to postpone a vote until after Congress' August recess. In April, President Barack Obama and Russian… Continue reading
Aug 04 The Morning Line: Senate Republicans Question Birthright Citizenship The chorus of Senate Republicans calling for congressional hearings into the constitutional amendment that grants citizenship to people born in the United States grew louder Tuesday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress "ought to have some hearings and… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Advance $26B Medicaid, Education Package In other news Wednesday, Senate Democrats broke a Republican filibuster to advance a $26 billion measure that would provide states with funding for Medicaid and education. Also, another incumbent member of Congress lost a re-election bid. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned, But Appeal Likely A federal judge struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, but proponents have promised an appeal. Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ruling's possible implications for the rest of the country and the prospects for the… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Heroin-Related Crimes Surge in Wisconsin As part of NewsHour Connect, which showcases the best of public broadcasting from around the country, Frederica Freyberg of Wisconsin Public Television reports on the surge of heroin-related crimes there. Continue watching
Aug 03 Reporter's Notebook: Senators Set to Leave Town Without Energy Bill Action A crowded hallway packed with Capitol Hill reporters waited for the final interaction with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders that winds down the summer session of Congress. Called "the stake-out at the historic Ohio Clock," it's the last chance for… Continue reading
Aug 03 Rock the Vote Looks to Overcome Youth Enthusiasm Gap by Midterms Rock the Vote, a non-profit group that encourages and mobilizes young Americans to register to vote, announced Tuesday that it is mobilizing in five states for its biggest midterm election year voting drive since its founding in 1992. Continue reading
Aug 03 BP Begins 'Static Kill' Attempt Updated 5:23 p.m. ET | BP senior vice president Kent Wells said at a technical briefing Tuesday afternoon that the injectivity test conducted Tuesday ahead of the static kill was a "textbook" operation. "It went exactly as we would… Continue reading
Aug 03 The Oil Spill Put in Perspective In an effort to better understand the magnitude of the gulf oil disaster, we've taken the newly published spill total and compared it against several real-world numbers. We'll be adding to this list throughout the day. If you have… Continue reading