Sep 16 Watch Presidential Candidates Speak to the National Guard Association in Las Vegas President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both spoke at the annual meeting of the National Guard Association. Neither candidate directly addressed the current controversy over President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard during… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Police Organizations Tout Tasers as Nonlethal Weapons Many police organizations tout Tasers as nonlethal weapons that allow officers to subdue suspected criminals and suicidal people, but community groups in several cities argue that stun guns are overused and often lead to police abuse. Lee Hochberg investigates the… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch U.S. Urges Action to Stop the Violence in Sudan The Bush administration called the campaign of mass murder in Sudan genocide for the first time. The White House also announced its support for a U.N. Security Council resolution seeking new sanctions against Sudan and its oil exports if the… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Presidential Candidates Criticize Each Other's Political Stands As Election Day approaches, President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticize each other's spending records and proposals in their almost daily campaign appearances. An expert examines the accuracy of the candidates' claims in several of their… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Porter Goss Promises to Keep Politics out if Confirmed as Head of the CIA Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., today promised the Senate Intelligence Committee that he would keep politics out of the office of the director of central intelligence if the Senate confirms his nomination for that position. Spencer Michels profiles Goss and explores… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch Putin Announces Plan to Centralize Government Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed concern over the plan Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin announced Monday to gain greater authority over regional governors and parliamentary elections in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch The Candidates' Economic Policies The issue of the economy is traditionally the trump topic for voters in presidential campaigns. Gwen Ifill takes a brief look at the candidates' economic policies. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Federal Assault Weapons Ban Expires A 10-year-old law banning 19 types of semiautomatic weapons expired today. Jim Lehrer gets two perspectives in the debate over the need for the law from Seattle police Chief Gil Kerlikowske and Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Parsing Polls Two recent polls showed President Bush with a double-digit lead over Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., while others had the two contenders in a statistical dead heat. A columnist and pollster discuss how voters should view the divergent surveys. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Shields, Brooks Discuss Sept. 11, Campaign Trail NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the impact of Sept. 11 three years later, recent comments made on the campaign trail, and the latest flap over President Bush's National Guard service. Continue watching