Feb 05 Watch President Bush Sends Congress Budget Plan President Bush sent Congress a proposed $2.9 trillion spending blueprint, which includes $245 billion for military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. White House budget Director Ron Portman and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., debate the numbers. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Senate Holds Iraq Hearings as Report Predicts More Violence The Senate held hearings this week to confirm new leadership and assess U.S. policy in Iraq, while the intelligence community predicted a bleak future for the country's security prospects. Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss Iraq policy. Continue watching
Feb 02 Iraq Report Finds Elements of Civil War By PBS News Hour A summary of an intelligence report on Iraq has found that the growing polarization, increasing violence and the troubles facing the Iraqi government have created a "daunting" situation for the United States in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Millions of Iraq Reconstruction Aid Wasted, Inspector Says Rising sectarian violence has hindered Iraq reconstruction efforts, and millions of dollars were wasted, investigators said Wednesday. Stuart Bowen, the special investigator general for Iraq reconstruction, discusses the findings of his audit. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Judith Miller Testifies Against Former Source in Perjury Trial Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who spent 85 days in jail protecting her source, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, in the CIA leak case, testified against Libby in his perjury trial on Tuesday. A Washington Post reporter explains the… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch President’s Nominee Acknowledges Need for New Iraq Solution Navy Adm. William Fallon, tapped by President Bush to lead troops in the Middle East, said Tuesday that the United States needs a new strategic approach in Iraq as well as more progress from the Iraqi government. Two senators debate… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Congress Continues Debate on Iraq Strategy Lawmakers continued to assess their options on Tuesday for a response to the president's new Iraq strategy. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the war policy debate in Congress. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch U.S. Will ‘Respond Firmly’ as Iran Seeks Greater Role in Iraq President Bush said Monday that the United States would "respond firmly" to Iran's intentions to expand its economic and military ties with Iraq, as outlined by Iran's ambassador to Baghdad. Analysts discuss the possible outcomes. Continue watching
Jan 29 FDA Proposes Changes to Improve Drug Safety By PBS News Hour The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans Tuesday designed to improve its drug safety monitoring. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Experts Offer Glimpse into Workings of Supreme Court The Supreme Court's responsibility as upholder of the Constitution at times puts it in the spotlight when controversy arises. Two authors of recent books Jeffrey Rosen and Jan Crawford Greenburg discuss the court's place in history and the makeup of… Continue watching