Jan 29 Watch Defense Department Budget Will Be Major Questioning Point for Nominee Hagel Confirmation hearings will soon begin for former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, tapped to replace Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense. Hagel will likely face sharp questioning, especially about the Pentagon's budget crisis. Kwame Holman reports on the defense department's budget… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch China's Xi Visits Obama Amid 'Quite a Bit of Trouble' in Relations China's Xi Visits Obama Amid 'Quite a Bit of Trouble' in Relations… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Bids Farewell After 40 Years of Military Service Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is retiring after four years overseeing the U.S. military and 40 years of military service. Kwame Holman reports on Mullen's legacy and the farewell to one of the most influential military leaders… Continue watching
Jun 23 Gates: Chances of Negotiated Settlement With Taliban 'Probably Good' By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good," he told Jim Lehrer in an interview airing on Thursday's NewsHour. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Government Pursues Charges Against Blackwater Guards in Iraqis' Deaths Federal charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards were unsealed Monday in relation to a 2007 incident in Baghdad that left 14 Iraqis dead and another 20 injured. NPR reporter Dina Temple-Raston discusses the charges and the legal strategy on both… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch U.S. Hostages Speak Out After Captivity in Colombia Three U.S. military contractors who spent more than five years as hostages of in Colombia made their first public statements Monday about the rebel group and their experiences. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 19 Air Force Officers Fired Over Mistaken Flying of Nuclear Warheads By PBS News Hour The Air Force on Friday relieved at least three senior officers of duty for their roles in the erroneous flight of several nuclear-armed missiles across the United States on a B-52 bomber in late-August. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Blackwater Chief Defends Security Work in Iraq The head of Blackwater USA, the private security firm implicated in a series of deadly firefights in Iraq, defended his employees' actions before a Congressional committee Tuesday, saying his firm had acted properly "at all times." Two top members of… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Rep. Hoyer Weighs Congress' Plans for Iraq, Budget Issues U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., discusses his take on some of the biggest challenges currently facing Congress, including budget debates, U.S. funding of the war in Iraq and other topics. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Defense Department Sticks With M-16s Despite Problems As the Senate continues to debate military spending in Iraq, the NewsHour presents the second of three reports on how the Defense Department decides to equip U.S. troops, continuing with a look at M-16 rifles. Continue watching