• News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’

    News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’

    Dec 19, 2018 11:50 PM EDT

    ... after passing the Senate on a rare bipartisan vote. The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, made his farewell speech today, lamenting what he called America's broken politics. The Wisconsin Republican is retiring after 20 years in office, including three as speaker. In his final ...

  • What Congress could accomplish in the lame-duck session

    What Congress could accomplish in the lame-duck session

    Nov 27, 2018 09:55 PM EDT

    This lame-duck session could potentially be among the most significant policy-wise in recent congressional history.

  • Final Khashoggi column laments 'state-run narrative' in the Arab world

    Final Khashoggi column laments 'state-run narrative' in the Arab world

    Oct 18, 2018 10:45 PM EDT

    The Washington Post published the final column from Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday. Although the newspaper's editor said she had hoped to edit the piece jointly with Khashoggi himself, she "has to accept" that that won't happen. The column emphasizes Khashoggi's passion for freedom of the press in the Arab world. Nick Schifrin speaks with longtime...

  • WATCH: Grassley says he laments how Ford-Kavanaugh hearing 'has come about'

    WATCH: Grassley says he laments how Ford-Kavanaugh hearing 'has come about'

    Sep 27, 2018 03:19 PM EDT

    Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has gaveled into session Thursday's dramatic hearing with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

  • Angela Merkel says climate change is 'a fact,' laments U.S. stance

    Angela Merkel says climate change is 'a fact,' laments U.S. stance

    Jun 19, 2018 01:51 PM EDT

    Germany's Angela Merkel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, calling the move "very regrettable" at a time when the overwhelming majority of countries worldwide are trying to limit global warming.

  • ‘Catastrophic is becoming an understatement,’ aid groups lament as new Yemen battle begins

    ‘Catastrophic is becoming an understatement,’ aid groups lament as new Yemen battle begins

    Jun 13, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    The Saudi-led coalition that supports Yemen's government has begun an operation to retake the vital port city of Hodeidah, currently controlled by Houthi rebels who are aligned with Iran. Aid groups sounded alarms over the new escalation in the bloody proxy war, already the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Jeffrey Brown learns more from Gregory D....

  • Tillerson laments 'mean-spirited' Washington as he departs

    Tillerson laments 'mean-spirited' Washington as he departs

    Mar 22, 2018 06:42 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is lamenting the 'mean-spirited' nature of Washington, D.C., as he bids good-bye to the U.S. diplomatic corps. In a brief final farewell address to State Department employees on Thursday, Tillerson urged them to protect their personal integrity and to ...

  • How the people of Limerick are battling a spike in suicide

    How the people of Limerick are battling a spike in suicide

    Oct 10, 2017 08:12 PM EDT

    ... and fire and ambulance crews. They learn how to quickly connect with someone in a life-threatening situation and provide help. In the past year, Limerick Suicide Watch has had more than 100 of what they call “interventions” with people in distress, said the group’s leader and lifelong Limerick ...

  • Charleena Lyles’ family takes legal action against Seattle

    Charleena Lyles’ family takes legal action against Seattle

    Aug 13, 2017 03:51 PM EDT

    ... Lyles, a 30-year-old pregnant mother of four, in her own apartment. The officers have said, after responding to a 911 burglary call from Lyles, she threatened and tried to stab them with kitchen knives. Based on a police recording of the incident, the claim says the officers failed ...

  • Before you lament the end of your internet privacy, read this

    Before you lament the end of your internet privacy, read this

    Mar 31, 2017 08:27 PM EDT

    ... browsing history with advertisers. A companion bill passed 50-48 last week in the Senate. President Donald Trump signed the bill Monday. Now, before you lament the end of your internet privacy -- take a deep breath. As Wired reporter Klint Finley told the NewsHour, those FCC rules never actually went ...