Apr 09 Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens to Retire By Jason Breslow Updated 2:25 pm ET Justice John Paul Stevens, a mainstay of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, announced Friday he will retire, ending a 34-year tenure on the High Court and setting the stage for what is likely to be a… Continue reading
Apr 09 Gwen's Take: Looking Anew at the Rise of President Obama By Gwen Ifill When The Washington Post asked me to review David Remnick's new book "The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama," I quickly said yes. As someone who spends my days trying to peer inside, through and around national… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Brooks, Marcus on Legacy of John Paul Stevens Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus sort through the top political stories of the week, including the retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and the announcement by Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan that he will not seek re-election. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Obama Vows to Move Quickly to Fill Court Vacancy As Justice John Paul Stevens prepares for retirement, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and constitutional scholars Kathleen Sullivan and John McGinnis about the possible candidates to replace him and the Senate confirmation battle that… Continue watching
Apr 08 Kyrgyzstan Opposition Declares Control of Government The president of Kyrgyzstan vowed Thursday he would not resign his post, a day after deadly clashes in the country's capital forced him to flee office. With President Kurmanbek Bakiyev taking shelter at an undisclosed location in… Continue reading
Apr 08 Thursday: U.S., Russia Sign Nuclear Treaty; Kyrgyzstan Government Ousted President Barack Obama, Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus, center, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toast after after signing the new START in Prague. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images.) President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met in Prague… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Senators Debate Road to Ratification of Arms Deal With the Senate poised to act on the renewed nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia, Jim Lehrer talks to two key senators, Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California and Arizona Republican Jon Kyl. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Kyrgyzstan President Disputes Interim Government's Claim to Rule An interim government in Kyrgyzstan said it will rule for six months following a bloody uprising on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff talks to journalist Dalton Bennett in Bishkek about the attempts to oust the president. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Obama Formalizes Arms Treaty with Russia Presidents Obama and Medvedev formalized a historic nuclear arms pact to slash nuclear arsenals, possibly ushering in a new era of relations between the U.S. and Cold War enemy Russia. Jim Lehrer has more on the sweeping arms deal. Continue watching
Apr 07 Patchwork Nation: Obama Approval Ratings Vary Across Communities By Dante Chinni One thing seems clear from a look at President Obama's approval ratings: He is not as popular in April 2010 as he was in April 2009. Much of that is to be expected, of course: The presidential honeymoon often doesn't… Continue reading