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
Feb 15 Watch News Wrap: Clinton Warns of Iran's Mounting Military Power Secretary of State Hillary Clinton charged that Iran is headed toward becoming a military dictatorship because of the growing power of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard. Also, at least 18 people were killed in a commuter rail crash in Belgium. Continue watching
Feb 12 David Brooks on Snowpocalypse, Democrats' Waning Momentum By Hari Sreenivasan With snow and traffic preventing his political sparring partner Mark Shields from making it to the NewsHour studios, David Brooks made a special solo appearance on The Rundown after Shields and Brooks had their weekly chat about the top political… Continue reading
Feb 12 Conversation: Ursula Le Guin By Arts Desk Ursula Le Guin, best for her works of science fiction and fantasy, has been writing and publishing novels, children's books, poetry and drama for over four decades. In December, she withdrew her membership from the Author's Guild because she disagreed… Continue reading