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
May 01 President Obama Travels to Afghanistan for Signing of Long-term Strategic Pact By Larisa Epatko President Obama made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the finding and killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch After Escape, Chinese Dissident Reportedly Under U.S. Protection The location of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest, remained a mystery Monday as U.S. and Chinese officials said as little as possible amid a delicate diplomatic situation just ahead of a high-level meeting between the nations. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch News Wrap: Murdoch Downplays Political Sway in Media Ethics Inquiry In other news Wednesday, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared before a British inquiry panel to refute charges he had too cozy a relationship with Britain's top politicians, among them former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also, the U.S. Senate voted… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch News Wrap: Obama Confident in Secret Service Director Over Scandal’s Handling In other news Tuesday, Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan won support from President Obama for his handling of a scandal involving prostitution allegations and 11 agents visiting Colombia. Also, President Obama told Congress he wants to strengthen supervision of the… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Santorum Bows Out: What’s Next for Him, Obama, Republicans? "While this presidential race for us is over," Rick Santorum said Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pa., announcing his campaign's suspension, "we are not done fighting." Judy Woodruff, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Jim O'Toole and USA Today's Susan Page discuss his political future… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Rick Santorum Speech Announcing Withdrawal From President For more on Vote 2012: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/politics/… Continue watching
Apr 02 Obama Leading Romney Among Women in Swing States By PBS News Hour President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 2-to-1 among women under 50, according to a new Gallup/USA Today poll. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Markets Have Enough Oil to Rely Less on Iran, White House Says In other news Friday, the Obama administration is moving ahead with tough new sanctions on Iran, issuing a statement saying there was enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on Iran's supply. The U.S. also imposed… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Returns Jerusalem Status Passport Case to Lower Court In other news Monday, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases of note including a disputed passport law that lets Americans list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem. Also, security forces in Afghanistan turned on… Continue watching