Jul 22 Obama Makes Fresh Appeal on Health Care at Prime-time News Conference By PBS News Hour President Obama sought to rally support for a health care overhaul during a news conference Wednesday as Congress struggles for agreement on a reform plan. Following is full text of the president's opening remarks. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch On Asia Tour, Clinton Issues Warnings to N. Korea, Iran The United States does "not intend to reward North Korea" simply for returning to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Wednesday on a trip to Asia. Regional experts analyze her visit with Margaret Warner. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch As Deadline Nears, Obama Steps Up Health Care Push With the days ticking down until President Obama's target date for a deal on health care reform, the White House is pushing to convince the public and Congress that swift action is necessary. Continue watching
Jul 22 Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley at the White House By Arts Desk On Tuesday, the current first family welcomed a mix of some of country's biggest stars into their home. Continue reading
Jul 21 Obama Presser Highlights Stakes of Health Reform Push By PBS News Hour Amid sharpening political divisions in Congress over the push for a health care overhaul, President Barack Obama will hold a prime-time news conference Wednesday to talk about his push for reform and other key policy issues. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Senate Vote Against F-22 Funds a Win for Obama In a key political victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Senate on Tuesday voted 58-40 to block $1.75 billion in financing for new F-22 fighter jets. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Political Divisions Intensify Over Costs of Health Reform President Barack Obama pushed back Tuesday against stepped-up Republican efforts to question his health reform agenda. Four members of key congressional committees discuss the divisions on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Jul 21 Republicans Target Health Care Reform in New Ad By PBS News Hour Republicans have come out swinging this week against President Obama's push for health care reform, with heated words from party leaders and a series of ads opposing the Democrats' plans. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Moon Landing Anniversary Renews Debate on Spaceflight As the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA and the Obama administration are weighing the debate over sending more astronauts into space, or to shift more toward the use of robots. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Other News: Army to Add 22,000 Soldiers In other news, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Army would add 22,000 more soldiers to its ranks, and in Mumbai, India, the only surviving gunman in last November's shooting attacks changed his plea to guilty. Continue watching