Feb 20 Watch Historians Consider Presidential Powers in a Time of War As the NSA surveillance program continues to draw heated debate, a panel debates the scope of presidential power. Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Hamas Works to Form Palestinian Government The militant group Hamas, the winner of Palestinian parliamentary elections held in January, took the first steps to forming a government by appointing a prime minister. Following a background report, two experts discuss the appointment and chances for negotiations with… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch White House Responds to Cheney Accident The Bush administration responded this week to the accidental shooting of Texas lawyer Harry Whittington by Vice President Dick Cheney. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch NewsHour Analysts Consider the Cheney Hunting Accident Mark Shields and National Review editor Rich Lowry discuss Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of his hunting companion, the latest on Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the National Security Agency and domestic spying, among other topics. Continue watching
Feb 16 Preval Named Winner of Haitian Presidential Election By PBS News Hour Haiti's interim government and electoral council announced Thursday that Rene Preval won last week's presidential election, averting a runoff and potential crisis in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Senators Call for Increased U.S. Action in Darfur U.N. officials, U.S. congressmen and even Olympic athletes have called for increased involvement in the Darfur region of Sudan. Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., discuss the political situation in Darfur and what the United States could do… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch House Passes Legislation Calling for Fenced Border Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on the effort to build a barrier to stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States from Mexico. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Chertoff Grilled About U.S. Katrina Response Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff appeared before a Senate panel investigating the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch House Lawmakers Discuss the Katrina Report Members of the House Select Committee investigating the preparation and response to Hurricane Katrina discuss what they have learned. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Chertoff Discusses Response to Katrina Report Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff discusses the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina and what can be done differently in another natural disaster. Continue watching