May 25 Watch Growing Group of Seniors to Impact Social Security As the government continues to debate Social Security, the fastest growing age group in America is people over 85. Social Security analysts talk about the growing number of senior citizens in America and the impact they could have on Social… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Senate Votes to Confirm Judicial Nominee Priscilla Owen The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-43 mostly along party lines to confirm Priscilla Owen as a judge on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans following Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to future filibusters. Continue watching
May 24 Deal Averts Filibuster Showdown in Senate By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators struck a deal Monday night to allow a vote on a handful of President Bush's judicial nominees while maintaining the Democrats' right to filibuster others under "extraordinary circumstances."… Continue reading
May 24 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Senate Filibuster Compromise Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss the political implications of the Senate compromise on judicial nominations. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Senate Agrees to Filibuster Compromise After years of contentious debate and deadlocks, the Senate agreed to vote on the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the U.S. appeals court. This action followed Monday's compromise in which Democrats retained the right to filibuster under "extraordinary circumstances." Four… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Senate Compromise Ends Filibuster Showdown A Senate showdown over barring filibusters for judicial nominees was averted Monday when 14 Republicans and Democrats forged a last-minute compromise. Continue watching
May 23 Sunnis Agree to Participate in Government By PBS News Hour A thousand Sunnis representing religious, political and tribal groups have formed an alliance to take a larger role in the Iraqi government as another wave of attacks hit several Iraqi cities Monday. Continue reading
May 23 Watch A Frontline Report on Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program The NewsHour presents an excerpt of reporter Paul Kenyon's Frontline report on the Iranian nuclear weapons program. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Supreme Court on Abortion The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a decision striking down a New Hampshire law that requires parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss Nuclear Option that Looms in the Senate Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the impending Senate confrontation over the use of the filibuster to oppose judicial nominee Priscilla Owen and other judicial nominations. Continue watching