May 21 NATO Summit Struggles By Larisa Epatko President Obama sought continued military and monetary support for the mission in Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012, as protesters sparred with police outside the site. Continue reading
May 21 Obama Campaign Renews Attacks on Romney's Tenure at Bain By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns in St. Petersburg, Fla., last week. Photo by Edward Linsmier/Getty Images. Bain Capital has taken over dozens of companies in its 28-year history. Any of its actions that resulted in laid off workers -- especially in a… Continue reading
May 16 Watch News Wrap: Greece Appoints Interim Government Amid Fears of Euro Exit In other news Wednesday, Greece appointed an interim government as it struggled to escape a deepening political crisis. The country faces new elections on June 17. Also, former Liberian President Charles Taylor offered no apologies at a U.N. tribunal for… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Showdown Ahead? Analyzing the Politics Behind Renewed Debt Debate Battle lines were being drawn again Wednesday for a new fight over raising the U.S. borrowing limit, foreshadowing a replay of last year's stalemate. Judy Woodruff, Todd Zwillich of "The Takeaway" and Roll Call's Steve Dennis discuss the renewed war… Continue watching
May 15 Running for President: Chronicling Almost 200 Years of Propaganda By Vanessa Dennis Published by the Library of Congress, "Presidential Campaign Posters" is a visual anthology of election season artwork. Preview 13 of the posters featured in the book. Continue reading
May 14 Obama Campaign Slams Romney's Business Record By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney delivers the keynote address Saturday at Liberty University's commencement in Lynchburg, Va. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is out Monday with a harsh new attack on presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a multi-platform push that outlines… Continue reading
May 09 Obama: 'Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able to Get Married' By News Desk President Obama; file photo by Olivier Douliery/Pool-Getty Images Updated 4:14 p.m. | President Barack Obama declared Wednesday afternoon that he now supports gay marriage. "Same sex couples should be able to get married," he said in an interview with… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Offered Fellowship to Study in U.S. After three days of talks between U.S. and Chinese officials, China's now world-famous dissident Chen Guangcheng will now be allowed to pursue a visa to study as a visiting scholar at New York University. Judy Woodruff has an update on… Continue watching
May 03 Watch News Wrap: Bin Laden Documents Reveal Planned Attacks on Obama, Petraeus In other news Thursday, some documents seized in last year's raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound were released, revealing plans to carry out attacks on high-profile American targets, such as President Obama and Gen. David Petraeus. In Syria, security… Continue watching
May 02 Watch In Wake of Obama's Afghanistan Visit, Suicide Bomb Kills 7 in Kabul Explosions and gunfire shattered the early morning calm in Kabul, just 90 minutes after President Obama ended his surprise visit to Afghanistan where he signed a pact with President Hamid Karzai outlining the U.S. role there after NATO troops leave… Continue watching