May 07 Watch States Seek Earlier Primaries, Greater Clout States are looking to move up their primaries and caucuses in the 2008 presidential race in order to attract the candidates and have them address regional issues. Political analysts discuss the push to be at the front of the line. Continue watching
May 07 Watch French President-elect Looks to Improve U.S. Relations Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won France's presidential run-off election Sunday, and he has vowed to mend frayed relations with the United States. Margaret Warner reports from France on the impacts of his win. Continue watching
May 04 Watch France Prepares for Presidential Run-off Election In the final days of France's presidential campaigns, opinion polls show that conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has increased his lead over socialist Segolene Royal. Margaret Warner reports from France on the countdown to Sunday's presidential runoff. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Analysts Discuss GOP Debate, War Funding Bill Veto Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the GOP presidential candidates' first debate, as well as President Bush's veto of an Iraq war funding bill that included a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. Continue watching
May 04 Watch Republican Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate The 10 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination gathered for their first debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Thursday night. The NewsHour presents excerpts from the debate. Continue watching
May 04 Kurdish Issues Cloud Turkey’s Dealings with Iraq By PBS News Hour After years of tensions, Turkey is considering military action in northern Iraq to root out Kurdish extremists, as the country's frustration with the inaction of U.S. forces and the Baghdad government grows. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Former CIA Director Tenet Responds to Memoir Criticism Former CIA Director George Tenet's new memoir has drawn criticism from administration officials over his account of events leading up to the Iraq war. Jim Lehrer talks with Tenet about his memoir and its critics. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Los Angeles Police Response to Immigration Rally Probed Investigators plan to look into how Los Angeles police handled demonstrators at an immigration rally on Monday that turned violent. The NewsHour presents a report. Continue watching
May 03 Watch U.S.-Syrian Officials Meet at Iraq Summit U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Syrian officials in Egypt Thursday to talk about Syria's role in determining Iraq's future. A Washington Post reporter discusses the first high-level talks between the two countries since 2005. Continue watching
May 03 Rice Urges Syria to Keep Fighters out of Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour In a rare face-to-face meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Syrian officials Thursday to do more to prevent foreign fighters from entering Iraq in order to help stabilize the war-torn nation. Continue reading