Apr 02 Blagojevich Indicted on Corruption Charges By Admin, PBS News Hour Deposed Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother and several former top aides were indicted late Thursday afternoon on corruption charges, the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Boehner Gives the GOP Take on Budget Plan, Government Spending House Minority leader John Boehner offers the GOP view on President Obama's budget, and describes the House GOP's alternative proposal. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Pelosi Details Partisan Wrangling Over Final Budget Blueprint As Congress takes action on President Obama's budget plan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offers her perspective on lawmakers' spending priorities and how alternative budget proposals have fared in the debate. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch G20 Leaders Pledge New Aid, Tighter Financial Controls G20 leaders pledged aid to struggling countries and new controls on the financial system at the conclusion of their economic summit. Margaret Warner reports from London. Continue watching
Apr 02 Obama Fields Questions After G20 Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour After attending the G20 summit in London, President Barack Obama spoke briefly and answered some questions posed by the media. Here are his opening remarks as prepared for delivery:… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Obama Works to Jumpstart G20 Agenda, Strengthen Ties President Barack Obama met with Russian and Chinese leaders in London Wednesday as G20 leaders prepared to discuss the economic crisis. Margaret Warner reports from London. Continue watching
Apr 01 Obama Meets With Russian, Chinese Leaders on Sidelines of G20 By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama met one-on-one with leaders from Russia and China in London Wednesday, announcing new cooperative efforts with each of the countries ahead of the G20 summit on the economic crisis. Continue reading
Apr 01 Text: Joint U.S.-Russia Statement By Admin, PBS News Hour Following a meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimtry Medvedev in London ahead of the G20 economic summit, the following joint statement from the two leaders was released by the White House Press Office. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch New York State Election Carries National Implications A special election was held in New York state Tuesday to fill the state legislative seat vacated by now-U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Political analyst Stuart Rothenberg explains the national implications of the race. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch G20 Leaders to Tout Competing Ideas on Recovery Some European leaders are at odds with President Obama's economic agenda, which encourages more stimulus spending. Analysts assess the challenges at this week's G20 summit. Continue watching