Politics

Follow PBS NewsHour’s complete coverage of politics, Congress, the Supreme court and the presidency.

Members of the Bush administration lobbied on Capitol Hill for $87 billion to aid reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kwame Holman narrates the various testimonies.

U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer asked senators today to approve $87 billion for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Experts offer their opinions on the effectiveness of Bremer's reconstruction plans for Iraq.

Spencer Michels reports from California, where members of the ACLU and representatives of the state made arguments for and against the recall election delay. Gwen Ifill gets perspective from two legal experts following the courts in California.