Mar 18 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Fed opens possibility of interest rate hike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it was open to raising interest rates, but the job market must improve and inflation has to move closer to 2 percent for a rate hike. Also, gunmen attacked Tunisia’s National… Continue watching
May 11 Watch GOP 2012 Field Taking Shape With Gingrich Bid Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich launched his official bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday. Can he re-introduce himself to the electorate? Jim Lehrer discuss the news with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian. Continue watching
May 04 A historical timeline of Afghanistan By News Desk The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch With Birth Certificate Release, Obama Urges Shift in National Dialogue In response to revived, high-profile skepticism about his U.S. citizenship, President Obama released his long-form birth certificate Wednesday -- again showing he was born in Hawaii -- and said he didn't have time for "silliness." Jim Lehrer and The Washington… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch At CPAC, Field Appears Wide Open for 2012 Republican Nomination At the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Republican presidential hopefuls began pitching their candidacies to the conservative faithful. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching