Apr 16 Watch Obama Visits Mexico, Housing Market Stumbles President Barack Obama traveled to Mexico for talks with President Felipe Calderon and newly-released government data showed that new home starts fell more than 10 percent in March. Continue watching
Apr 16 Obama’s Mexico Visit to Tout Border Security, Drug Fight By Admin, PBS News Hour President Obama visits Mexico for the first time Thursday on the heels of naming a new "border czar" and instituting other security measures to try to shield the United States from growing drug violence in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Gun Control Debate Revisited on Anniversary of Virginia Tech Shooting On the second anniversary of the nation's deadliest mass shooting at Virginia Tech University and approaching the tenth anniversary of the Columbine massacre, analysts examine the ongoing public debate over gun control laws. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch New ‘Border Czar’ to Tackle Drug Violence, Beef Up Security The administration's new 'border czar' Alan Bersin is charged with improving security and quelling drug violence along the Mexican border. Analysts assess his biggest challenges. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Amid Tax Protests, IRS Chief Details Efforts to Aid the Cash-strapped IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman discusses efforts to alleviate the tax burden on Americans facing financial distress this year and explains why it will be hard to reform the tax code. Continue watching
Apr 15 Napolitano Names New U.S. ‘Border Czar’ By PBS News Hour Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano named former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as the next "border czar" to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a Wednesday news conference in El Paso, Texas. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch After Infusion of Aid, Some Banks Return Bailout Funds As the government invests billions to shore up the financial sector, some banks are returning rescue funds earlier than expected. A banking chief and a reporter explain the latest. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Other News: Markets Fall, Somali Pirates Renew Attacks In the day's other news, markets fell on news of poor retail sales in March, and Somali pirates attacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden since the rescue of a U.S. sea captain Sunday. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Obama Voices Both Caution, Optimism on Economy Retail sales in March showed the economy has not yet recovered on the same day President Obama delivered a speech cautioning Americans to be patient as the government tries to turn things around. Kwame Holman provides a report. Continue watching
Apr 14 Obama Says Economy ‘Not Out of the Woods’ By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama renewed the case for his domestic and economic agenda on Tuesday, warning Americans eager for better news on the economy that "by no means are we out of the woods."… Continue reading