Apr 26 High Court to Hear Cheney Energy Task Force Case By Admin The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Vice President Dick Cheney should be able to keep his energy task force papers secret, another key case in the high court's current term that will test the limits of executive… Continue reading
Apr 26 Beijing Rules Out Direct Elections in Hong Kong in 2007 and 2008 Mainland China Monday quashed Hong Kong residents' hopes of directly electing their chief executive or all of their lawmakers in 2007 or 2008. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Public Portrait Washington, D.C., hosted the first large-scale abortion rights rally in over a decade, sparking passionate views about both women's health issues and the nation's political leaders. Gwen Ifill talks to pollster Andrew Kohut about how the American public is viewing… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Campaign Wrap President Bush and Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts both spoke on the subject of the environment today to mark Earth Day. Continue watching
Apr 21 Car Bomb Destroys Saudi Security Headquarters A suicide car bomb attack ripped through the administrative headquarters of the Saudi domestic security agency Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 60. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Plan of Attack Bob Woodward discusses his new book, "Plan of Attack," which has stirred Washington this week and raised new questions about the White House strategy that led to the decision to take military action in Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 20 High Court Hears Appeal from Guantanamo Detainees By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether courts have the jurisdiction to hear appeals from terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in one of the first major constitutionality tests of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies. Continue reading
Apr 20 Jordan Police Kill Militants Suspected in Chemical Bomb Plot Jordanian security forces killed three militants Tuesday believed to have planned to detonate a powerful chemical bomb in the capital Amman, security officials said. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch Update: Troubled Transition Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers testified before the Senate Armed Services committee Tuesday about challenges in Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Troubled Transition The Senate Armed Service Committee asked Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers today about the recent rise in American causalities in Iraq. Kwame Holman reviews today's hearing. Continue watching