Jul 23 Watch For Democrats, Concern About Momentum as Midterms Approach With just over three months to go before the midterm elections, some Democrats are worried that a lack of enthusiasm among their supporters could cost them control of the House, the Senate or both. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Karzai Calls on Afghans to Take Charge of Own Security by 2014 Afghan President Hamid Karzai challenged his nation to take charge of its own security by 2014 and asked representatives at a Kabul conference for more support from the global community. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Can Afghanistan Meet Karzai Goal of Handling Own Security by 2014? Afghan President Hamid Karzai requested more global support at Tuesday's conference in Kabul on security and development. Jim Lehrer gets two views from veteran State Department official James Dobbins and an Afghan-American, Nazif Shahrani, who is a professor at Indiana… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Browner on Tensions With BP: ‘They Work at Our Direction’ Four days after a new containment cap halted the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP and the government are clashing over how to proceed as seepage has been spotted in the vicinity of the well. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Jobless Benefits Face Another Vote: Weighing Benefits vs. Deficit After two failed attempts, an extension of unemployment benefits is up for yet another vote Tuesday in the Senate. Jeffery Brown speaks with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian for more. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Election-Year Infighting Arises Between White House, Congressional Democrats Comments by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about congressional Democrats' stakes in the midterm elections exposed some intraparty rifts this week. Kwame Holman reports on the Democratic tension as the fall elections draw closer. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Containment Cap Holds Steady as Work on Relief Wells Continues With the new oil well containment cap in place for the past 24 hours and no new signs of oil leaking into the Gulf, President Obama called the news hopeful but reaffirmed the need for a permanent solution. Tom Bearden… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Financial Reform Clears Senate After More Than Year of Wrangling After countless battles and revisions, the financial reform bill passed the Senate Thursday on near-party line votes, with the help of a few Republicans who broke ranks. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Obama Sees Poll Numbers Fall as Economic Woes Drag On President Obama faces falling poll numbers with many Americans claiming they have lost faith in the president's ability to handle the economic crisis. Continue watching