May 26 Watch President Bush Pledges $50 Million in Aid to the Palestinian Authority Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa speaks about Thursday's meeting between President Bush and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In their first ever meeting, President Bush praised Abbas' leadership and pledged $50 million to the Palestinian Authority for construction and housing in… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Senate Democrats Attempt to Delay Bolton Vote Until the White House releases classified information about U.N. ambassador designate John Bolton, Democrats have promised to try to delay a vote on the embattled nominee until next month. Continue watching
May 25 Iran Agrees to Continue Moratorium on Nuclear Activities By PBS News Hour Iranian delegates and members of a European Union team meeting in Geneva agreed to a two-month suspension of negotiations Wednesday following three hours of talks aimed at ending Iran's nuclear aspirations. Continue reading
May 25 House Approves Stem Cell Bill; Senators Call for Action By PBS News Hour Despite President Bush's veto threat, senators who support embryonic stem cell research on Wednesday called for a quick vote on a House-approved bill to allow more funding of stem cell research on human embryos that would otherwise be discarded. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Growing Group of Seniors to Impact Social Security As the government continues to debate Social Security, the fastest growing age group in America is people over 85. Social Security analysts talk about the growing number of senior citizens in America and the impact they could have on Social… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Senate Votes to Confirm Judicial Nominee Priscilla Owen The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-43 mostly along party lines to confirm Priscilla Owen as a judge on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans following Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to future filibusters. Continue watching
May 24 Deal Averts Filibuster Showdown in Senate By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators struck a deal Monday night to allow a vote on a handful of President Bush's judicial nominees while maintaining the Democrats' right to filibuster others under "extraordinary circumstances."… Continue reading
May 24 Watch Senate Agrees to Filibuster Compromise After years of contentious debate and deadlocks, the Senate agreed to vote on the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the U.S. appeals court. This action followed Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to filibuster under "extraordinary circumstances." Four… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Senate Compromise Ends Filibuster Showdown A Senate showdown over barring filibusters for judicial nominees was averted Monday when 14 Republicans and Democrats forged a last-minute compromise. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Senate Filibuster Compromise Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss the political implications of the Senate compromise on judicial nominations. Continue watching