Aug 18 Watch Chicago Activist Voices Opinion on Immigration The fourth conversation in a series on immigration in the United States highlights the perspective of Jesus Garcia, a community activist in Chicago. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch National Border Control Council Head Discusses Immigration In the second in a series on immigration in the United States, National Border Patrol Council President T.J. Bonner shares his views. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Senate Democrats Block Vote on Minimum Wage, Estate Tax Bill In a 56-42 vote in the Senate, the GOP fell four votes shy of limiting debate on a bill containing a "trifecta" of parts, including a minimum wage increase and an estate tax cut, preventing a floor vote before the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch One Month Recess in U.S. House Begins After Marathon Session Members of the U.S. House of Representatives began a one month hiatus after working all night Friday to wrap-up legislation. Congressional writer Alan Ota discusses some of the contentious legislation debated on before the break. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Democrats Debate Political and Military Strategy for Iraq On the day U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad asked the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for patience regarding a deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq, Democratic senators Biden and Reed discuss possible exit strategies. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Economists Divided over Impact of Improved Deficit Numbers President Bush said larger than expected tax revenue has cut the federal deficit, validating his tax cuts. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Wall Street Journal writer Stephen Moore debate what the new numbers mean for the health of the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Analysts Discuss Congress’ Iraqi War Debate and Immigration Legislation Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the Iraq war debate in Congress over the deadline for withdrawal and the immigration issue. Continue watching
Jun 16 House Rejects Setting Timeline for Withdrawal in Iraq By PBS News Hour In a symbolic move, the House passed a resolution that connected the conflict in Iraq with the global war on terrorism and rejected setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Voters Cast Ballots in Eight State Primaries Voters went to the polls in eight states Tuesday, casting ballots in primaries for senators, and governors, and members of the House. Experts discuss what this means for November elections and the Bush administration. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Political Analysts Shields and Brooks Discuss Blair Visit, Iraq and FBI Raids Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss Prime Minister Blair's visit to the White House, immigration reform, Iraq, recent FBI raids on Capitol Hill and the Enron verdict. Continue watching