Feb 17 Shiites Win Slim Majority in New Iraqi Parliament By PBS News Hour Iraq's electoral commission awarded the Shiite alliance a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly on Thursday, giving the party a powerful voice as the parliament takes up the issues of choosing new leaders and drafting a constitution. Continue reading
Feb 17 President Names Negroponte National Intelligence Chief By PBS News Hour President Bush on Thursday named his top representative in Iraq John Negroponte as the new director of national intelligence, a position created as part of the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch President Bush Discusses Foreign Relations in Press Conference The NewsHour gives extended excerpts of Thursday's press conference with President Bush, where he discussed relations with Iran, tension between Syria and Lebanon and plans to overhaul Social Security. Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Sen. Harry Reid Discusses Current Issues and the Political Climate Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks about the current political climate, tensions overseas, his role as Senate minority leader and where the Democratic Party is headed. Continue watching
Feb 16 President Refuses to Rule Out Payroll Tax Hike By PBS News Hour President Bush said Wednesday that he has not ruled out raising taxes on people who earn more than $90,000 a year to help boost Social Security's finances. Continue reading
Feb 16 House Approves Higher Fines for Broadcast Indecency By PBS News Hour The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to dramatically increase fines for "indecent" programming, rejecting criticism the tougher penalties will stifle free speech and creativity on radio and TV broadcasts. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Debating the Philosophy of Social Security President Bush's plan to reform Social Security has led to a larger debate about the role of government in the lives of citizens. Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion about the "big ideas" surrounding the debate. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch President's Top Advisers Meet with House and Senate About Iraq, Syria Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and CIA Director Porters Goss spoke at congressional hearings Wednesday to discuss Iraq, the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and terrorist threats within the United States. A report… Continue watching
Feb 15 Chertoff Confirmed As Homeland Security Chief By PBS News Hour The Senate unanimously confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's next Homeland Security secretary Tuesday, despite wrangling over whether he had any connection to a Justice Department memo on the treatment of terror suspects. Continue reading
Feb 15 Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case By PBS News Hour A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday saying two reporters must testify in the federal probe on whether Bush administration officials leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer to the news media. Continue reading