May 23 Senate Approves Tax Cut The U.S. Senate today passed an 11-year, $1.35 trillion tax cut package, including a break for taxpayers this year as well as an across-the-board reduction in income tax rates. Continue reading
May 23 GOP Could Lose Control of Senate Vermont Senator James M. Jeffords today delayed an exepected announcement that he would leave the Republican Party. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Balance of Power: Vermont Sen. James Jeffords A panel discusses Vermont Sen. James Jeffords' possible departure from the Republican party. Continue watching
May 22 Taliban to Require Identity Badges for Non-Muslims Leaders of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban announced today that non-Muslims will soon be required to wear identifying badges on their clothing. Continue reading
May 22 Watch The Tax Cut Debate Kwame Holman reports on the the Senate debate of a $1.3 trillion tax cut. Continue watching
May 21 Court Rules in Wiretap Case By Admin The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday members of the news media cannot be held liable for repeating the contents of telephone calls illegally taped by third parties. Continue reading
May 21 Watch New Peace Effort Two Middle East watchers discuss Secretary of State Powell's call for renewed American involvement in stopping violence in the region. Continue watching
May 18 Watch China Cracks Down on Visiting Chinese Americans Ray Suarez talks with former ambassador to China James Lilley; American University President Benjamin Ladner; and law professor Donald Clarke of the University of Washington, about China's crackdown on visiting Chinese Americans. Continue watching
May 16 Watch FBI Under Fire FBI Director Louis Freeh acknowledges the FBI withheld thousands of documents during the trial of Timothy McVeigh. Continue watching
May 15 Watch The Italian Election Right-wing billionaire Silvio Berlusconi has been elected prime minister of Italy, a post he held briefly in 1994. Continue watching