• Past and present collide in Cambodia

    Past and present collide in Cambodia

    Feb 10, 2015 01:58 PM EST

    ... S. bombing of the early 1970s through the Khmer Rouge era of murder and then a decade of Cold War era western isolation to protest Vietnam's invasion. Clearly one of the more bizarre twists of history dictated by the politics of the moment, the Jimmy Carter administration, which proclaimed ...

  • President Obama draws a line in the sand with State of the Union

    President Obama draws a line in the sand with State of the Union

    Jan 21, 2015 02:04 PM EST

    ... Trivia: On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War. Which presidents have been accused of dodging the draft? Be the first to tweet us the correct answer using #PoliticsTrivia and you’ll ...

  • From agriculture to energy, GOP intent on pushing back in 2015

    From agriculture to energy, GOP intent on pushing back in 2015

    Jan 03, 2015 08:27 PM EST

    ... casting the administration as weak and ineffective in countering threats overseas. He has repeatedly called for arming and training moderate Syrian rebels and favors more U.S. forces in Iraq to battle Islamic State militants. McCain has been critical of Pentagon contracting. Increased examination of defense manufacturers and acquisition policy ...

  • Snowden and supporters fear Americans will lose interest from ‘NSA fatigue’

    Snowden and supporters fear Americans will lose interest from ‘NSA fatigue’

    Aug 13, 2014 11:46 PM EST

    ... to gain a label, but to give you back a choice about the country you want to live in. GWEN IFILL: Snowden discloses that the U.S. government ran a top secret cyber-war program code-named MonsterMind. He said it could accidentally start a war. And he reveals that ...

  • Secret memos show a campaign’s internal thinking

    Secret memos show a campaign’s internal thinking

    Jul 29, 2014 01:36 PM EST

    ... future. “Frankly, between you and me, I think we are going to be back discussing this next year,” Sanders told NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff. U.S. keeps up pressure on Russia: A day after revealing satellite imagery it says is evidence Russia fired rockets into Eastern Ukraine, the U.S ...

  • 100 days out from Election Day

    100 days out from Election Day

    Jul 28, 2014 01:06 PM EST

    It is 100 days until Election Day (well, 99, but who’s counting). There are going to be 15 primaries in August, but the general-election fields in the dozen competitive Senate races are pretty much set.

  • News Wrap: Strong wind driving California wildfires subsides

    News Wrap: Strong wind driving California wildfires subsides

    May 15, 2014 11:21 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, gusty winds in southern California died down sufficiently to give firefighters an opportunity to bring several wildfires under control. The fires have burned through more than 9,000 acres in San Diego County, and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria may have used...

  • News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster

    News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster

    May 13, 2014 11:21 PM EST

    In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine floor collapsed. Also, fresh violence broke out in Eastern Ukraine, where seven Ukrainian government soldiers...

  • To right old wrong, Obama awards Medal of Honor to overlooked Hispanic, Jewish and African-American soldiers
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    To Reid's Disgust, Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Hagel

    Feb 15, 2013 02:12 PM EST

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. "Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse." That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., bemoaning a Republican filibuster of President Obama's nominee to lead the Pentagon, former Nebraska GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel. Reid's comments capped a day of high...