• What does Martin O'Malley believe? Where the candidate stands on 11 issues

    What does Martin O'Malley believe? Where the candidate stands on 11 issues

    May 30, 2015 05:21 PM EDT

    ... Democrat advocated for the DREAM Act, which would give legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to America as children. As governor, O’Malley signed a bill allowing undocumented students in Maryland to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. Obamacare and health care: Expand the Affordable Care ...

  • Reliving the fall of Saigon with Vietnam vets and journalists

    Reliving the fall of Saigon with Vietnam vets and journalists

    Apr 30, 2015 11:37 PM EDT

    ... PETER ARNETT, Former Associated Press Reporter: The reason I stayed behind was that I was there in the beginning 1962 and covered it through the intervening years. So I felt I had to stay behind to see what would happen to Saigon when the Communists arrived. MIKE CERRE: Peter Arnett ...

  • News Wrap: Thanksgiving day celebrations, 600 migrants make it to Greek shore

    News Wrap: Thanksgiving day celebrations, 600 migrants make it to Greek shore

    Nov 28, 2014 01:15 AM EDT

    ... regret that these powers have not been delivered. JUDY WOODRUFF: The proposals will be introduced as legislation in the U.K. Parliament in January. Comedian Bill Cosby gave an exclusive interview to a tabloid nine years ago refuting sex assault allegations in exchange for the newspaper withholding another accuser's ...

  • WATCH LIVE: Kentucky Senate candidates debate issues

    WATCH LIVE: Kentucky Senate candidates debate issues

    Oct 13, 2014 11:54 PM EDT

    ... Lundergan Grimes (D), who are embroiled in one of the most contentious national races in the country, will appear live on "Kentucky Tonight" with host Bill Goodman. Libertarian candidate David Patterson will not be present, following a short but heated legal challenge against KET. The race is one of the ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Obama’s handling of the border crisis, Mideast violence

    Shields and Brooks on Obama’s handling of the border crisis, Mideast violence

    Jul 26, 2014 12:32 AM EDT

    ... borders wide. And so this is partly a legacy of just the generalized distrust of immigration. It's probably, frankly, a legacy of the immigration bill that passed under Ronald Reagan, which is a good bill, but without the border enforcement that undermined trust in all future immigration bills. MARK ...

  • Strong jobs numbers likely to give Democrats a morale boost

    Strong jobs numbers likely to give Democrats a morale boost

    Jul 03, 2014 01:15 PM EDT

    ... of more than 200,000 is the first time that’s happened since September 1999 to January 2000. President Barack Obama was asked in an interview with Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal about the headlines of continued good job numbers and the seeming disconnect between that and how people feel. “We ...

  • Obama to meet Netanyahu to appeal for Mideast peace talks

    Obama to meet Netanyahu to appeal for Mideast peace talks

    Mar 03, 2014 03:03 PM EDT

    Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, President Barack Obama will personally appeal for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel's deep suspicion of his pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran.

  • Shields and Brooks on Putin perceptions and a tax reform proposal
  • Why the dreams and nightmares of NAFTA didn’t come true

    Why the dreams and nightmares of NAFTA didn’t come true

    Feb 14, 2014 05:52 PM EDT

    It was 20 years ago this year that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. created the North American Free Trade Agreement. At the time, businessman and presidential candidate Ross Perot predicted a "giant sucking sound" of U.S. jobs heading south into Mexico. The Zapatistas, a Mexican rebel group, labeled NAFTA a "death sentence" to Indian communities...

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    Senate Filibuster Fight Puts Spotlight on Washington Gridlock

    Jul 12, 2013 01:05 PM EDT

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., as he walks to the Senate Democrats' caucus lunch on Thursday. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sometimes a day in Washington can be just as productive as an evening spent watching "Sharknado." Thursday might have been one of those days. Senate Majority Leader...