Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Obama Administration May Cancel Karzai Visit In other news Wednesday, the White House said it may rescind an invitation to the Afghan president due to strained relations and questions over his commitment to fighting terrorism. Also, the Thai government declared a state of emergency after protesters… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch White House Pledges Cuts to Nuclear Stockpile The Obama administration has rolled out a new roadmap for limiting American nuclear arsenals and promoting the goal of a nuclear-free world. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view on arms control from nuclear experts. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Expresses Concerns Over Karzai’s Taliban Remarks In other news Monday, the Obama administration voiced continuing concerns over relations with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, and gunman in Iraq killed a Shiite family of six on the heels of a violent weekend in Baghdad. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Political Cost of Unemployment Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the political impact of sustained high unemployment and Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Jobs Report Hints Economy Could Be Inching Toward Recovery A new economic report showed March had the largest increase in new jobs in three years, but the unemployment rate held steady. Judy Woodruff talks to two economists about what those numbers could mean for the U.S. economy and American… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Health Care Reform Challenges Continue from Many States With 14 state governments suing over health care reform, Judy Woodruff gets opposing views about the constitutionality of the new federal law. Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Jones: Local Corruption Affects Afghans’ Mindset, Trust in Government Jim Lehrer speaks with National Security Advisor Gen. Jim Jones about the difficulty of rooting out government corruption in Afghanistan, how the administration is dealing with pirates and about his own job security. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Obama Proposes Lifting Coastal U.S. Drilling Bans President Obama announced plans to lift the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic and Alaskan coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico. Kwame Holman reports on the reaction to the president's proposal in Washington. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Health Care May Grant Obama Legacy as ‘Reformer’ In the wake of the passage of health care reform, Jim Lehrer talks to historians Ellen Fitzpatrick and Richard Norton Smith and columnists Michael Gerson and Clarence Page about what the victory means for the Obama presidency. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch New Law Changes Student Loan Landscape President Obama enacted a sweeping remake of the student lending market by signing the final piece of the health care overhaul into law. Jeffrey Brown talks to a higher education reporter about how the new law will impact college students… Continue watching