May 17 Watch Senate Braces for Potential Showdown Over Judicial Nominees Talks between Senate Democrats and Republicans over President Bush's judicial nominees broke off late Monday after party leaders failed to reach a compromise for voting on the controversial nominees. An update on the potential Senate showdown. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Senate Locked Over Filibuster Debate Talks between Republican and Democratic Senate leaders over President Bush's judicial nominees came to a halt Monday, days before Congress is expected to vote on a controversial proposal to ban judicial filibusters. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Supreme Court on Wine Sales The Supreme Court on Monday struck down state laws banning consumers from buying wine from out-of-state vineyards. The 5-4 ruling called bans on interstate wine shipments discriminatory. Continue watching
May 13 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss the Fight Over Judicial Nominees, John Bolton Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's decision to send John Bolton's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to the Senate floor for a vote without an endorsement and the Senate's heated standoff… Continue watching
May 13 Watch The Senate Standoff Over President Bush’s Judicial Nominees Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., urged Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., to come to a compromise with Democrats over President Bush's judicial nominees so a "nuclear option" to terminate filibusters can be avoided. A report on the… Continue watching
May 12 Watch Bolton Nomination Moves Forward Without Committee Endorsement The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted to send the president's nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to the Senate floor for a full vote, but declined to recommend whether the nominee should be… Continue watching
May 11 Watch Two Federal Judges Describe Their Confirmation Hearing Experiences Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., has announced plans to bring the first of President Bush's judicial nominations to the Senate floor for a vote. Two judges describe their own confirmation hearing experiences and weigh in on the current nomination… Continue watching
May 10 Former Iranian President Enters Presidential Race By PBS News Hour An experienced politician with ties to the West and a moderate platform entered Iran's presidential race Tuesday. Continue reading
May 06 British Prime Minister Blair Wins Historic Third Term By Admin, PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a historic third successive term in office, but with a significantly smaller parliamentary majority for his Labour Party due to voter backlash over his support of the war in Iraq. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Pentagon Analyst Arrested for Intelligence Leaks Federal agents allege Pentagon analyst Lawrence Franklin illegally disclosed classified information to a pro-Israel lobbying group. Continue watching