May 05 Fed Chair: Economy Should Grow Later in 2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday that the economy should pull out of a recession and start growing again later this year. Continue reading
May 04 Watch Fifteen Years After The Genocide, Rwandans Struggle To Heal National Wounds Author Philip Gourevitch discusses his piece in the New Yorker reflecting on the state of Rwanda 15 years after genocide ravaged the country. Continue watching
May 04 President Obama Outlines Plan to Close Tax Loopholes, Raise U.S. Revenue By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama outlined a series of steps Monday aimed at overhauling U.S. tax policies that he says reward companies for shifting American jobs overseas and allow wealthy people to avoid paying taxes by using offshore accounts. Continue reading
May 04 Watch In Replacing Souter, Obama May Turn to Court Outsider With Justice David Souter set to retire in June after more than 18 years on the bench, President Barack Obama is being given his first chance to shape the nation's highest court. Analysts discuss what traits and experience President Obama… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Brewing Court Battle, Specter's Switch Top Week's News Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks mull the implications of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's retirement and Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to join the Democratic Party. Continue watching
May 01 'Judge's Judge' Souter Bids Adieu to High Court By Admin, PBS News Hour The composition of judges on the U.S. Supreme Court has been cast once again into the spotlight with Justice David Souter's decision to retire when the court's term ends this summer. Continue reading
May 01 Souter to Retire From Supreme Court in June By Admin, PBS News Hour Justice David Souter, the 105th justice to be appointed to the Supreme Court, said Friday he plans to retire in June after more than 18 years on the bench. Continue reading
May 01 Watch Souter to Exit Supreme Court, Launching Debate on Successor Amid the news that Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire this summer, the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle discusses Souter's career and possible replacement. Continue watching
Apr 30 Congress Approves $3.5 Trillion Dollar Budget Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour In a strictly party line vote, the House and Senate passed the fiscal 2010 budget resolution Wednesday that adheres closely to the president's budget proposal earlier this year. Continue reading
Apr 29 Text: Obama's 100 Days Press Conference By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama delivered a primetime press conference in Washington Wednesday to mark his 100th day in office. Continue reading