Jan 31 President Urges Fight on ‘Tyranny’, Steps to Keep U.S. Competitive By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush, in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, said U.S. security depends on ending tyranny in the world, while maintaining U.S. competitiveness requires investments in technology and scientific learning. Continue reading
Jan 31 Alito Becomes 110th Supreme Court Justice By Admin, PBS News Hour Samuel Alito was sworn in as the 110th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, hours after one of the most divided Senate confirmation votes in modern history. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Delivers Democratic Response to State of the Union Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, in the Democratic rebuttal to President Bush's State of the Union address, offered Americans a "better way" to tackle the issues facing the nation. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch President Bush’s 2006 State of the Union Address President Bush stressed the need for the United States to remain committed to spreading freedom and democracy abroad while focusing on economic and educationally competitive efforts at home in his 2006 State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Analysts Preview State of the Union Columnists David Brooks and Tom Oliphant speak with Jim Lehrer prior to the president's State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Senate Confirms Samuel Alito to Supreme Court Kwame Holman reports on the Senate voting 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito as the 110th Supreme Court justice. Alito took the oath of office in a private ceremony a few hours later. Continue watching
Jan 30 EU, U.S. to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council By PBS News Hour Despite attempts by Iran to dodge a referral to the U.N. Security Council over its failure to heed warnings from the IAEA to end its bid to enrich uranium for nuclear energy, EU officials said they would seek involvement from… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Former Presidential Advisers Preview State of the Union Three former presidential advisors discuss what President Bush needs to discuss in his sixth State of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night, as well as the importance of the annual political ritual. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch New Hamas Palestinian Government Considers Stance Toward Israel After last week's unexpected victory for Hamas in the Palestinian elections, the party must consider whether to ease its hard-line stance toward Israel in order to increase chances of receiving foreign aid. Continue watching
Jan 27 Democratic Filibuster of Alito Nomination Seems Unlikely By Admin, PBS News Hour Since the Senate Judiciary Committee's party-line approval of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, some Democrats have pressed for continued debate on the nomination, but the chances of an all-out filibuster appear unlikely. Continue reading