Jun 25 Watch Obama Moves to Limit Greenhouse Gases Emissions Through Executive Order In an address at Georgetown University, President Barack Obama announced a new climate change plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The president zeroed in on new and existing power plants that burn coal, and called for public lands to… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on Farm Bill Failure, Obama in Berlin Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Jeffrey Brown, including the failure of the farm bill, the progress of immigration reform in the Senate and its prospects in the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Obama Calls for Dramatic Decrease in Nuclear Weapons Obama said the U.S. could reduce its nuclear weapons stockpile and asked Russia to also. Continue watching
Jun 19 Kennedy's 'Ich Bin Ein Berliner' and Reagan's 'Tear Down This Wall' Speech By Larisa Epatko As President Obama returned to Berlin to speak at Brandenburg Gate, we look back at two famous Berlin speeches by other U.S. presidents, John F. Kennedy in 1963 and Ronald Reagan in 1987. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Will Setback in Afghan Negotiations Affect Long-Term Prospects for Talks? A day after a breakthrough agreement on holding direct talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed away from announced negotiations with the U.S. and the Taliban. Jeffrey Brown talks with The New York Times' Rob Nordland, from Doha, Qatar, for more… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Are Peace and Stability Possible in Afghanistan? Engagement in Direct Talks by Taliban Reflects Afghanistan's Desire for Peace… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Taliban to Join Talks With Negotiators as Afghanistan Takes Control of Security A breakthrough could be coming for the longest conflict in American history. Senior U.S. officials say they are scheduled to have direct talks with the Taliban and Afghan negotiators. The announcement came as international forces formally handed over full security… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch News Wrap: At G-8 Summit, Leaders Press for Syrian Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, leaders at the G-8 conference pushed for Syrian peace talks. Russian President Putin defended his government's military aid to Assad, and warned Europe against helping the rebels. Also, suicide bombers killed at least 34 people in… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Fate of Syria, U.S. Aid to Rebels Dominates Attention at G-8 Summit Fate of Syria, U.S. Aid to Rebels Dominates Attention at G-8 Summit… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic… Continue watching