Apr 14 Watch Pakistan Approves Use of Islamic Law in Swat Valley Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed a measure imposing Islamic law in the country's northwestern Swat Valley as part of a deal to end two years of fighting with pro-Taliban militants in the region. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Blagojevich Trial, Minnesota Recount Case Begin A lawsuit challenging the results of the Minnesota Senate race went to court Tuesday and the state impeachment trial of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich began. Amy Walter of the Hotline updates the stories as well as the latest on the… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch U.S. ‘No Less Safe’ After Spy Policy Change, Gonzales Says Attorney General Gonzales defended the administration's decision to shift authority of its warrantless surveillance program to a secret court. Gonzales explains what happens next and said the country is "no less safe."… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Senate Questions Gonzales on Spy Policy Change The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Thursday about the administration's decision to shift authority of its warrantless communication surveillance program to a secret court. Guests discuss the implications of the policy change. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Saddam Execution May Take Toll on Situation in Iraq Lawyers for Saddam Hussein made last-ditch attempts to save his life Friday as news surfaced that the former dictator could be executed at any time. A reporter and a professor discuss the likely impacts of the execution. Continue watching
Aug 18 President Defends NSA Wiretapping After Court Calls It Unconstitutional By PBS News Hour President Bush said Friday he believes other U.S. courts will uphold the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program a day after a federal judge in Detroit ruled it unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 19 High Court Returns Wetlands Cases to Lower Court, Agrees to Hear Abortion Appeal By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday narrowly voided a lower court's decision blocking two developments on wetlands in Michigan, and agreed to consider a second appeal to reinstate a federal ban on so-called partial-birth abortions. Continue reading
May 25 Watch Enron Top Officials Found Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy Bethany Mclean of Fortune Magazine reports on the guilty verdict former top officials, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, former top officials. They were convicted of fraud and conspiracy Thursday for their role in the company's 2001 financial collapse. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Enron Executives Finish Closing Arguments Lawyers in the trial of former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay finished their closing arguments Wednesday and the jury began deliberations. Continue watching