Aug 07 Watch Lieberman, Lamont Face Off in Connecticut's Democratic Primary Polls that once pegged Ned Lamont as a long-shot in Connecticut's Democratic primary for Senate, now have the first-time candidate ahead of incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman going into Tuesday's vote. But, as Gwen Ifill reported Monday, the race is far… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Ambassador Khalilzad Outlines New Security Plan for Iraq As sectarian clashes continue, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad discusses plans to heighten security and make other changes in hopes of reducing violence by late September. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch U.S. Urges Vote on Draft Resolution to End Israeli-Hezbollah Fighting U.S. officials pressed for a vote on a draft U.N. resolution that would set terms for an end to Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities. An expert discusses the agreement, drafted by the United States and France. Continue watching
Aug 07 Amid Corruption Probe, Ohio's Bob Ney Drops Out of Race By PBS News Hour Dogged by a federal corruption investigation, Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, announced Monday he was abandoning his re-election campaign for his family's sake. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Mideast Conflict, an Iraqi Civil War, U.S. Senate Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, a possible civil war in Iraq, the Connecticut primary and the U.S. Senate. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Senate Democrats Block Vote on Minimum Wage, Estate Tax Bill In a 56-42 vote in the Senate, the GOP fell four votes shy of limiting debate on a bill containing a "trifecta" of parts, including a minimum wage increase and an estate tax cut, preventing a floor vote before the… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Reaction Mixed to Castro's Turnover of Power Cuban President Fidel Castro took ill and temporarily relinquished power to his brother Monday. A Time magazine correspondent talks about what the power shift may mean for the communist country. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Lebanese Special Envoy Tarek Mitri Calls for Immediate Cease-fire Lebanese Special Envoy Tarek Mitri spoke to the U.N. Security Council Monday, resisting the creation of an international force in Lebanon and calling on the U.S. to press Israel for a cease-fire. On the NewsHour, Mitri discusses Lebanon's official perspective. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch U.S. Secretary of State Rice Hopes for U.N. Resolution by Week's End Pressure mounted Tuesday after the European Union called for an immediate end to fighting in Lebanon while the Israeli cabinet voted to expand its ground offensive. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses U.S. efforts to end the conflict. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres Defends Israel's Actions Prime Minster Ehud Olmert declared Tuesday that Israel was "winning" the battle against Hezbollah and that there was progress toward a conditional cease-fire. Vice Premier Shimon Peres gives the official Israeli position on the fighting and diplomacy. Continue watching