Jul 06 Watch News Wrap: Justice Department Files Suit Over Arizona Immigration Law In other news Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's new immigration law, and a blistering heat wave gripped much of the country, with temperatures topping 100 degrees in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. Continue watching
Jul 05 15 Key Cases of the Supreme Court Term By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour, Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog and other legal experts will review the highlights of the just-completed Supreme Court term. Here on the Rundown, Goldstein and his legal team at SCOTUSblog agreed to break down the most important… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Political Vacuum in Iraq Raises Fears of Further Sectarian Fighting After last March's inconclusive election in Iraq, Vice President Biden continued to affirm that a new government can be attained peacefully. Judy Woodruff talks to Jane Arraf of the Christian Science Monitor, who is currently in Baghdad. Continue watching
Jul 05 Reporter's Notebook: One-on-One in Houston With BP's Bob Dudley By Ray Suarez Ever since our hour-long, live-streaming interview with BP executive Bob Dudley last week, which featured questions from the public submitted via YouTube and Google, people have been asking me questions about how the conversation unfolded and the… Continue reading
Jul 05 Across Patchwork Nation, Harsh Economic Realities Hit Home By Dante Chinni For those hoping for a quick economic turnaround, the last few weeks have been a cold splash of water in the face. A string of bad housing reports and bad unemployment news have even optimistic economic forecasters… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Reflections on the 4th of July As the United States celebrated Independence Day this past Sunday, poet Gregory Djanikian of the University of Pennsylvania shares some 4th of July reflections. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch High Court Ends Term with Decisions on Handguns, Student Organization Funding The Supreme Court handed down opinions concerning handgun possession in the home, student organization funding, patent law, and the separation-of-powers principle as it wrapped up its term this week. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Biden Visits Baghdad Over Holiday Weekend As Political Deadlock Continues Vice President Joe Biden spent this Independence Day weekend in Baghdad meeting with Iraqi leaders, urging for the formation of a new government as a post-election stalemate continues after almost four months. Continue watching
Jul 02 Shields and Brooks on Steele's Afghan War Comments, World Cup Fervor By Hari Sreenivasan You might remember we gave Mark Shields a hall pass to come in late a few weeks ago. On Friday, we decided to leave a chair open for David Brooks who was zooming in from an undisclosed location. Continue reading