Feb 17 Cillizza: Proving Stimulus Effects a Tough Task for White House By Hari Sreenivasan Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza, author of The Fix blog, joined us again Wednesday to share his reporting and political news analysis. It's the first anniversary of President Obama's economic stimulus bill, the American Reinvestment and Recovery… Continue reading
Feb 17 Patchwork Nation: Looking at Winners, Losers in Federal Government Spending By Hari Sreenivasan Is your member of Congress bringing home the bacon? A breakdown by Patchwork Nation community types looked at where the government distributes money across U.S. counties. The money flow, project director Dante Chinni told The Rundown, has little to do… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Allegations Mount in Death of Hamas Official The mysterious death of a Hamas military official in Dubai has raised suspicions that the murder was an Israeli operation. Margaret Warner talks to a reporter for more. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Israel Mum Amid Accusations in Dubai Assassination Tensions mount over the death of a Hamas official last month in Dubai. Israel remains tight-lipped over accusations that its intelligence service Mossad was involved in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's assassination. Julian Manyon of ITN reports. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Secretary Clinton Urges Hard Stance on Iran's Nuclear Goals Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advised continuing to pressure Iran on its nuclear ambitions after her return from the Middle East Wednesday. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused Clinton of lying and condemned the "bullying" of Western nations over… Continue watching
Feb 16 Politico's Allen: Democrats Worried by Senate Retirements, Possible Defectors By Hari Sreenivasan Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for Politico, spoke with us Tuesday afternoon about the political uncertainty caused by the latest Democratic Senate retirement announcement - Indiana's Evan Bayh. Allen said that as anger toward Washington grows, both Democrats and… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Public Anger Continues to Hammer Congressional Incumbents As voter polls continue to show a rising tide of resentment for congressional incumbents, Indiana's Evan Bayh became the latest official to announce he will not seek re-election. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report and The Hotline's Amy Walter… Continue watching
Feb 15 In California, Police Declare 2010 'The Year of the Checkpoint' On Monday's NewsHour, we're airing a collaborative report narrated by Lowell Bergman that looks into police checkpoints in California and whether they target drunk drivers, unlicensed drivers, undocumented immigrants or all of the above. The first part of the… Continue reading
Feb 15 Indiana's Sen. Evan Bayh Retiring UPDATED: 4:00 p.m. Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh announced his retirement Monday, marking another big setback for Democrats trying to hold onto their control of the U.S. Senate. Bayh will not seek reelection to a third Senate term. Continue reading
Feb 15 Monday's Headlines: U.S., Afghan Troops Continue Push; Clinton in Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Marines fire mortar rounds on Taliban positions in Marjah, Afghanistan, on Monday. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. Three days into the largest military offensive since the start of the Afghanistan war in 2001, some 15,000 U.S., Afghan… Continue reading