Apr 04 Watch Political Analysis of Shields and Brooks Coalition troops seized Baghdad's main airport Friday as U.S. Marines edged closer to the Iraqi capital. Mark Shields and David Brooks reflect on the war's progress and on the media's coverage of the conflict. Continue watching
Apr 01 Supreme Court Tackles Debate Over Affirmative Action By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in two highly anticipated University of Michigan affirmative action cases that may prove to be the most important civil rights debate before the high court in decades. Continue reading
Apr 01 Powell to Meet With EU Leaders in Ankara, Brussels U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell traveled to Turkey Tuesday in an effort to mend diplomatic relations between the United States and Europe, which have soured over the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Political Analysis of Brooks and Oliphant Jim Lehrer speaks with David Brooks of The Weekly Standard and Tom Oliphant of The Boston Globe about the week's political developments. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch In Memoriam: Daniel Patrick Moynihan Jim Lehrer shares memories of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who died yesterday. Continue watching
Mar 26 Former Senator Moynihan Dies At Age 76 Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- former U.S. Senator, U.N. ambassador and scholar -- died Wednesday at 76. Continue reading
Mar 26 U.S., British Leaders to Discuss Iraq War, Reconstruction President Bush welcomed British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David, marking the first U.S.-U.K. summit since the beginning of the war on Iraq. The leaders were set to discuss the progress of the war effort and plans for post-war… Continue reading
Mar 25 Senate Votes to Cut President’s Tax Cut in Half The U.S. Senate reversed itself Tuesday and voted to slash more than half of President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax cut after the White House released a request for $74.7 billion to pay for the initial cost of the war… Continue reading
Mar 25 President Bush Asks for $75 Billion to Fund War President Bush said Tuesday the "need is urgent" for Congress to quickly pass his request for $74.7 billion in emergency spending to fund the war in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch President Bush’s Remarks on Supplemental Funding The following is the entire text of President Bush's statement on his $75 billion request to fund the war in Iraq. Continue watching