Jun 28 Watch Partisan Divisions Mark Opening of Kagan Nomination Hearings Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faced her first day of confirmation hearings the Senate, with praise and criticism falling generally along party lines. Judy Woodruff talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about what lies ahead in the… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Future for Many Jobless in Question as GOP Blocks Unemployment Extension On Thursday, Republicans blocked a jobs bill that included an extension of unemployment benefits. Judy Woodruff talks to The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery about why Senate Republicans blocked the bill and what it means for the millions of unemployed. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch McChrystal's Future in Limbo Over Criticism Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, made a swift apology to Obama administration officials for critical remarks that were published in a Rolling Stone article. Jim Lehrer gets three points of view on the fallout from the… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Financial Reform Overhaul on Fast Track to Passage A sweeping reform of the nation's financial regulatory system passed a key vote before the Senate late Thursday, fast-tracking a final vote on the overhauls. Judy Woodruff reports on the process to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the… Continue watching
May 19 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Contractor Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, Taliban militants attacked one of NATO's largest military bases in Afghanistan, killing a U.S. contractor and democrats in the Senate fell short in a bid to push financial reform to a final vote. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Party Politics Heat Up Democratic Primary in Pa. Judy Woodruff reports from Pennsylvania about the Democratic primary, where former Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is in a fight for survival as a long-shot candidate gains ground on the incumbent senator. Continue watching
May 06 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Reject GOP Financial Reform Amendment In other news Thursday, Senate Democrats rejected a key Republican amendment to the financial reform bill aimed at the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Also, Nigeria's acting head of government officially became president of Africa's most populous nation following the death… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Republicans Hope to Maintain Social Media Edge into Midterm Elections As part of a look at how both political parties are connecting with constituents on the Web, Ray Suarez reports on how Republicans and their allies are looking to harness new media in advance of this year's elections. Continue watching
Apr 29 Crist's Independent Bid Opens New Political Frontier in Florida By Quinn Bowman Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that he will run as an independent in the race to fill an open Senate seat. How would Sunshine State voters react to a three-way race? We ask two political… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Goldman Sachs Denies Misleading Investors in Senate Committee Hearing Goldman Sachs executives testified before a Senate committee about whether it used a large hedge fund to bet against the complex financial instruments it was marketing to investors. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the hearings from financial writers Roger… Continue watching