Mar 01 Watch Senate Cracks Down on Mexican Border Crossings The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to start drafting comprehensive immigration reform with the hope of coming up with a plan that can gain a majority of votes in both houses of Congress. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on efforts… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch President Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan President Bush makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet with President Hamid Karzai and visit with U.S. troops. Following a report on the president's trip, two guests discuss America's role in rebuilding the war-torn land. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Supreme Court Hears Texas Redistricting Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a controversial case centering on the Republican-lead redistricting in Texas that gave the GOP control of six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Halting Palestinian Funds The United Nations warned against cutting off aid to the Palestinian Authority after U.S. and European states indicated that they would halt funding once the militant group Hamas takes over the Palestinian government. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Campaign Finance Law Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny The Supreme Court heard arguments about a Vermont law that would limit contributions towards state election campaigns, and released a decision on the regulations on anti-abortion protests. Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about Tuesday's… Continue watching
Feb 24 U.S.-India Nuclear Deal on Course Ahead of President Bush Visit By Admin, PBS News Hour Talks between U.S. and Indian officials Friday over a landmark nuclear deal that would give India access to U.S. nuclear supplies and solidify relations between the two countries ended with an upbeat statement from the Indian Foreign Ministry. Continue reading
Feb 24 Arab Company Agrees to Delay Port Takeover By PBS News Hour A United Arab Emirates company has agreed to delay its takeover of operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the Bush administration time to convince skeptical lawmakers the handover would not threaten port security. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Dubai, Iraqi Violence Dominate Political Debate Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the reaction to the Dubai port deal and sectarian tensions in Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Congress Mulls Lobbying Reform Since former lobbyist Jack Abramoff pled guilty to bribery charges a month ago and other issues have taken priority on Capitol Hill, some members of Congress no longer believe lobbying reform needs to be rushed. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Political Pressure Grows to Stop Dubai Ports Deal Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers called on President Bush to stop a contract that would put a state owned company in the United Arab Emirates in charge of America's largest seaports. Continue watching