Apr 04 Tommy Thompson Launches Campaign in Wisconsin, Iowa By PBS News Hour Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson kicked off his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at campaign events in Wisconsin and Iowa Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch President Bush Challenges Democrats on Iraq War Funding President Bush rebuked Democrats at a news conference Tuesday on their inclusion of a troop withdrawal timeline in an Iraq war funding bill. Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., debate the president's remarks. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Congress, White House Compete for Control of War Policy The constitutional battle between Congress and President Bush over Iraq war policy continued Monday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., threatened to cut off funding for the war if the president vetoes a spending bill that includes a timetable for… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Supreme Court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases In a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars under the Clean Air Act. Continue watching
Apr 02 Clinton, Romney Break $20 Million in First Quarter Fund Raising By Admin, PBS News Hour Campaigns continued to release fund-raising totals Monday when former Massachusetts Republican Gov. Mitt Romney joined Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as the only other candidate to announce first-quarter totals that topped the $20 million mark. Continue reading
Apr 02 Republican Tancredo Officially Enters White House Race By PBS News Hour Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., announced Monday morning that he is seeking the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, citing his dissatisfaction with the way other presidential contenders are handling the illegal immigration issue. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Senate Debates Iraq, While Presidential Contenders Shift in Polls The Senate passed an Iraq war funding bill with a timetable for troop withdrawal this week, while former Sen. Fred Thompson considers a presidential run. Analysts Mark Shields and Rich Lowry discuss these developments. Continue watching
Mar 30 Somali Rebels Shoot Down Ethiopian Helicopter as Clashes Worsen By PBS News Hour In Somalia's most violent clashes in months, Islamic insurgents and clan militias battled Ethiopian and Somali government forces, hitting an Ethiopian helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Former Chief of Staff Contradicts Gonzales in Hill Testimony Kyle Sampson, the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that his former boss gave inaccurate statements when he said that he wasn't involved in the firing of U.S. attorneys. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Former National Security Adviser Assesses Post-Cold War Presidents Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former national security adviser and author, discusses the successes and failures of the last three presidents as laid out in his new book. Continue watching