Jun 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Shifting Oil Leak Rhetoric, Responsibility Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's response to the oil spill and special-interest spending this election season. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 5:08 U.S., Turkey Face Growing Foreign Policy Divide Kwame Holman reports on the growing divide between the U.S. and longtime ally Turkey, as the country seeks to establish foreign policy independence through its recent fuel swap negotiations with Iran. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch News Wrap: Floods Kill at Least 16 in Arkansas In other news Friday, flash floods in southwestern Arkansas killed at least 16 people today as a pair of rivers rose more than 8 feet and fresh ethnic bloodshed erupted in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 45 people. Continue watching
Jun 10 More Tombs of the Unknown? Army Admits Misidentifications at Arlington By Dave Gustafson Updated 4:22 p.m. ET | At least 200 remains in Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, according to a report released Thursday that brings into question burial and maintenance procedures at what Army Secretary John McHugh… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Ambassador Rice: Iran Sanctions Have 'Real Teeth and Real Bite' In a newsmaker interview, Ray Suarez speaks with Ambassador Susan Rice about the United Nations' latest move to curb Iran's nuclear program, even as the country says it will carry on with uranium enrichment. Continue watching
Jun 09 FDA Chief: Agency Is Committed to Improving on Food Safety Issues U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg told the PBS NewsHour Wednesday that a recent report criticizing the agency for its handling of food safety issues was "very much on message and it reinforces the… Continue reading
Jun 09 Boxer-Fiorina Showdown Expected to Be Explosive, Expensive The biggest question about California's primary election remains unanswered. What is the strength of the Republican right wing, the tea partiers? That question will ultimately have to wait until the general election in November -- and even then… Continue reading
Jun 09 In Tuesday's Primaries, Three Messages From Three States By Dante Chinni _pap_embed_custom('news01s4071qed4',482,304,""); If you are looking for a unified theme out of Tuesday's round of primaries, good luck. In states holding the biggest votes of the night there were decidedly different storylines and lessons. The tea party movement had… Continue reading
Jun 09 Wednesday: Slew of November Races Set; Adm. Allen Criticizes BP Response Pundits and voters alike are poring over the results of party primaries and runoffs in 12 states Tuesday, the busiest day yet in this year's congressional and gubernatorial elections. Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas narrowly overcame… Continue reading
Jun 09 Tuesday's Primaries: Lincoln Triumphs in Ark.; Whitman, Fiorina Win in Calif. Final results are still coming in from the 12 states with primaries Tuesday but a few headlining outcomes have emerged, notably that incumbent Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has survived a challenge in that state's Democratic primary to run for… Continue reading