Aug 04 Watch Obama Meets With Democrats to Calm Spending Concerns President Obama called Senate Democrats to the White House on Tuesday in an effort to ease the worries over a trio of spending measures being pushed by the administration. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Kim Jong Il Pardons Journalists During Bill Clinton Visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned two jailed American journalists after a surprise meeting with former President Bill Clinton. Experts examine the implications of the meeting. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Trial of Protesters Proceeds as Ahmadinejad Endorsed in Iran Political unrest continued in Iran Monday as the government pressed ahead with a mass trial of opposition supporters and President Ahmadinejad was endorsed by the supreme leader. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Other News: New Prison for Gitmo Detainees Considered; Pilot's Remains Found In other news, White House officials confirmed that the administration is weighing creating a prison inside the U.S. to both house and prosecute suspected terrorists, and a bombing carried out by the Taliban killed 11 people in western Afghanistan. Continue watching
Aug 03 White House Mulls Moving Gitmo Detainees to U.S. By Online DA The Obama administration is considering whether to establish a joint courtroom-prison complex in the United States to house the 229 suspected terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay, the Associated Press has reported. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Iraq Victory-declaration Idea, GDP Report Top Week's News Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top news of the week, including an idea to declare victory in Iraq and the latest economic figures. Continue watching
Jul 31 U.S. Economy Shrinks Less Than Expected By Dave Gustafson The U.S. economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department reported Friday, in a better-than-expected showing that the recession could be winding down. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Riot Police Crack Down on Mourners in Iran Opposition demonstrators were met with riot police and tear gas Thursday in Tehran. Lindsey Hilsum from Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch In Iran, New Burst of Demonstrations Escalate Political Tensions Hundreds of Iranian opposition supporters gathered Thursday to mourn slain demonstrator Neda Agha Soltan. Police reportedly used tear gas to break up the crowd. A Los Angeles Times reporter discusses the latest developments. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Other News: Health Care Legislation Inches Forward In other news, health care reform legislation advanced in the House, but stalled in the Senate, and a spending bill that removed funding for F-22 fighter jets was approved. Continue watching