Sep 07 In Closely Watched Pennsylvania District, Real Battle Begins for House Seat By Admin, PBS News Hour With Labor Day behind them, the campaigns of Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., and Democratic challenger Lois Murphy have continued to hone their strategies in the race for Pennsylvania's 6th District, one of the closest House races in the nation. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch President Asks Congress to Authorize Tribunals for Detainees President Bush announced that 14 terror suspects, including the alleged organizer of the 9/11 attacks, will be transferred from secret CIA facilities to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay. He also urged Congress to authorize the use of tribunals to… Continue watching
Sep 06 Harris Wins Republican Nomination for Senate in Florida By PBS News Hour Despite not having the full backing of her own party, Rep. Katherine Harris, Florida's former secretary of state who received national attention during Florida's 2000 recount, won the Republican nomination for senator. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Congress Returns with Spending as Top Priority Lawmakers return to Washington this week after a month-long recess to focus on an agenda that includes increases in spending for defense and homeland security. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Felipe Calderon Certified Mexico’s President-elect A top Mexican court certified Felipe Calderon as the new president of Mexico Tuesday, two months after the election, rejecting allegations of fraud. His challenger Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has vowed to ignore the court's decision. Analysts discuss the disputed… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch NewsHour Correspondent Ordered to Leave Iran Senior correspondent Margaret Warner, who has been ordered to leave Iran where she was reporting for the NewsHour, talks about the mood now that President Ahmadinejad has rejected U.N. demands to stop processing uranium. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Analysts Discuss U.S. Policy in Middle East, Katrina Anniversary, CIA Leak Case Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss speeches by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld defending U.S. policy in the Middle East, the Hurricane Katrina one-year anniversary, and a revelation in the CIA leak case. Continue watching
Sep 01 Maryland Democratic Senate Contenders Debate Iraq, Spending By PBS News Hour The top Democratic candidates for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat squared off in a debate Thursday, ahead of the Sept. 12 primary to see who will run against presumptive Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch President Outlines U.S. Plans on Winning War on Terrorism President Bush has begun a series of speeches to boost support for the war on terrorism. A Democrat and Republican debate U.S. foreign policy and its impacts on mid-term elections. Continue watching
Aug 31 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur, Despite Sudan Opposition By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council approved Thursday the future deployment of more than 20,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, despite opposition from the Khartoum government. Continue reading