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
Apr 07 Watch Deadly Clashes Erupt in Kyrgyzstan, Site of Key U.S. Base Police opened fire on large groups of political protesters in Kyrgyzstan, which houses a key American air base that supports troops in Afghanistan. Gwen Ifill reports on the political unrest. Continue watching
Apr 06 Economist Advocates Removing Risk Taking from the Banking Industry Editor's note: On the NewsHour tonight, leaders of the "Move Your Money" movement explain why they think Americans should move their money from large "too-big-to-fail" banks to small community institutions. "I hope it sends a warning to the big… Continue reading
Apr 06 Court Rules Against FCC in 'Net Neutrality' Case A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Federal Communication Commission overstepped its authority in 2008 when it sanctioned Comcast for slowing down some customers' Internet access, effectively reining in the agency's push for so-called net neutrality. Continue reading
Apr 06 Politico Reporter: RNC in 'Complete Disarray' as Mid-Terms Near On Monday, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay resigned from the organization., capping a week of embarrassing headlines for the RNC, most notably the disclosure that the group had picked up a nearly $2,000 tab for a group… Continue reading
Apr 05 Monday: U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Is Attacked; Deadly Weekend in Iraq Pakistani soldiers take positions following a huge bomb blast in Peshawar, near the U.S. consulate. (Photo by A. Majeed/AFP/Getty Images.) Updated 10:37 a.m. ET. | Multiple blasts struck the U.S. consulate in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on… Continue reading
Apr 02 Shields and Brooks on Americans' Attitudes Toward Health Reform Bill By Kwame Holman Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks stopped by the Rundown to discuss the political climate during Congress' spring break. As tourists flood to Washington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, members of Congress are headed home to some districts… Continue reading
Apr 02 Cash-Strapped States Labor to Fund Jobless Benefits By Online DA With 20 million Americans collecting jobless benefits, unemployment insurance systems around the nation are rapidly drying up. Can cash-strapped states handle the demand?… Continue reading