May 17 Watch Supreme Court Places Limits on Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders The Supreme Court has struck down laws in multiple states that allow juveniles to be sentenced to life terms with no chance of parole for crimes that do not involve murder. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National… Continue watching
May 14 Shields and Brooks: Arizona Immigration Law Proves Tricky Political Territory By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s3fa0qe9c',482,304,""); New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown after their regular Friday slot on the NewsHour to discuss the political impact and the broad national support for Arizona's controversial new… Continue reading
May 14 Eight Dead in Clashes in Bangkok Eight people are reported dead and more than 100 injured in clashes between Thai anti-government protesters and military soldiers that began Thursday and raged into the night Friday. "It's absolute chaos in the city of Bangkok now," said… Continue reading
May 14 Gwen's Take | The Blog Wars: To Fight or Not to Fight? By Gwen Ifill I am frequently asked if I think journalism is doomed. I happen to think it's not. We'll always need to know more; we just may have to find new ways to learn and alternate platforms from which to tell the… Continue reading
May 14 Pennsylvania Primary Shows How Tough Intra-Party Politics Can Get I doubt it shows up in any political science textbook, but my observation has long been that intra-party fights can be even rougher and more personal than general election battles. Remember "You're likable enough, Hillary..." from then-Sen. Continue reading
May 14 Obama Rips Oil Industry Executives for 'Ridiculous Spectacle' on Capitol Hill By News Desk _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f9dqe9c',482,304,""); President Obama on Friday castigated oil industry executives for failing to take responsibility for the Gulf Coast oil spill, blasting officials for pointing fingers of blame during Congressional hearings into the accident this week. "I did not… Continue reading
May 14 Conversation: Director Alex Gibney on 'Casino Jack and the United States of Money' By Molly Finnegan It involves casinos, the murder of a Greek tycoon, intrigue in Washington and much more. But the film, "Casino Jack and the United States of Money" is a documentary unwinding the trail of super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- once a powerful… Continue reading
May 14 Patchwork Nation: Obama's Differing Messages for Varied Views on Recession By Dante Chinni In the age of niche marketing there isn't much use for a standard stump speech, just ask President Obama. Over the past few months he has been roaming the country talking to crowds on what the White House calls a… Continue reading
May 14 Cillizza: GOP Taking the Fight to Top Democrats in 2010 By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f91qe9c',482,304,""); The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza stopped by the Rundown to provide some details on his story explaining how the Republican game plan for retaking control of the House of Representatives includes targeting some of the most… Continue reading
May 14 Watch Party Politics Heat Up Democratic Primary in Pa. Judy Woodruff reports from Pennsylvania about the Democratic primary, where former Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is in a fight for survival as a long-shot candidate gains ground on the incumbent senator. Continue watching