Jan 31 Watch Analysts Preview State of the Union Columnists David Brooks and Tom Oliphant speak with Jim Lehrer prior to the president's State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Senate Confirms Samuel Alito to Supreme Court Kwame Holman reports on the Senate voting 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito as the 110th Supreme Court justice. Alito took the oath of office in a private ceremony a few hours later. Continue watching
Jan 30 EU, U.S. to Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council By PBS News Hour Despite attempts by Iran to dodge a referral to the U.N. Security Council over its failure to heed warnings from the IAEA to end its bid to enrich uranium for nuclear energy, EU officials said they would seek involvement from… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Former Presidential Advisers Preview State of the Union Three former presidential advisors discuss what President Bush needs to discuss in his sixth State of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night, as well as the importance of the annual political ritual. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch New Hamas Palestinian Government Considers Stance Toward Israel After last week's unexpected victory for Hamas in the Palestinian elections, the party must consider whether to ease its hard-line stance toward Israel in order to increase chances of receiving foreign aid. Continue watching
Jan 27 Democratic Filibuster of Alito Nomination Seems Unlikely By Admin, PBS News Hour Since the Senate Judiciary Committee's party-line approval of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, some Democrats have pressed for continued debate on the nomination, but the chances of an all-out filibuster appear unlikely. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Hamas Faces Uncertain Future Three experts debate the future of Hamas now that militant party must run the Palestinian Authority and decide how deal with Israel -- a task made more difficult by many Fatah supporters's vehement opposition to a Hamas-run parliament. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Senate Debates Supreme Court Nominee Alito A report on the Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito following a party-line vote for approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats, who have been trying to rally support for a filibuster against the nominee, appear to lack… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Shields and Brooks Debate Alito's Nomination, Middle East Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks debate the Senate confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court, and discuss the week's dramatic developments in the Middle East. Continue watching
Jan 26 Hamas Wins Majority in Palestinian Government By PBS News Hour The Islamic militant group Hamas won a landslide victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections, winning 76 out of 132 seats in the legislature, election officials announced Thursday. Continue reading