Nov 11 Appointed Senator Decides to Stay Independent In a decision that allows the Democrats to maintain their majority in the Senate during the lame-duck session that convened this week, newly appointed senator and Independence Party member Dean Barkley announced he would not side with either party. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Election Perspectives For perspective on last week's elections, Gwen Ifill talks with four presidential historians. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Newsmaker: Rolf Ekeus Rolf Ekeus, the former head of the U.N.'s Iraq inspection team, discusses the prospects for a potential new round of inspections. Continue watching
Nov 08 Pelosi Ahead in Race for Dem. Minority Leader U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California may have secured victory on Friday in her bid to become the top Democratic leader in the U.S. House. Continue reading
Nov 08 FDA Approves New Rapid HIV Test An HIV test that provides results in as little as 20 minutes has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Continue reading
Nov 07 Former Drug Lord Freed From Prison in Colombia A Colombian judge on Thursday ordered the release of a former Cali drug cartel leader from his maximum security jail, as Colombian and U.S. investigators rushed to compile evidence to extradite Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela to the U.S. to face charges. Continue reading
Nov 07 Sniper Suspects to Stand Trial in Virginia First Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday that the two suspects in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings will first stand trial in Virginia where both could get the death penalty. Continue reading
Nov 07 Gephardt Steps Aside As House Democratic Leader The race for House Democratic leader is on following Rep. Richard Gephardt's announcement that he would step down from the post he has held for eight years. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch President Bush's Press Conference The full text of the president's press conference, in which he talks with reporters about the recent midterm elections and efforts to bring a resolution on Iraq before the United Nations Security Council. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Democratic Fallout Democrats from different wings of the party discuss new stategies and ideas after control of Congress shifts to the Republicans and after Rep. Richard Gephardt announces he's stepping down as House minority leader. Continue watching