Aug 17 Watch Obama Hits Road as Campaigner-in-Chief for Democrats With midterm elections less than three months away, President Obama is joining the campaign trail for some Democrats. Although many polls show his approval ratings have fallen, his schedule is packed with appearances to help campaigns. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Colorado Primaries Could Prove Political Indicator Four states -- Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Colorado -- head to the polls for primaries on Tuesday. But the outcome in several Colorado races is being watched as a possible indication of what's to come for this fall's midterm elections. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Political Vacuum in Iraq Raises Fears of Further Sectarian Fighting After last March's inconclusive election in Iraq, Vice President Biden continued to affirm that a new government can be attained peacefully. Judy Woodruff talks to Jane Arraf of the Christian Science Monitor, who is currently in Baghdad. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Biden Visits Baghdad Over Holiday Weekend As Political Deadlock Continues Vice President Joe Biden spent this Independence Day weekend in Baghdad meeting with Iraqi leaders, urging for the formation of a new government as a post-election stalemate continues after almost four months. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch News Wrap: Afghanistan Claims a Dozen International Troop Lives in July In other news Monday, 3 U.S. troops and a British Soldier were killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan, making a dozen international troops fatalities in the first five days of July. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Poland Begins Delicate Political Rebuilding After Deadly Plane Crash After the devastating air crash that killed Poland's president and many other top officials, Ray Suarez talks to the country's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, about receiving the tragic news, the country's political future and emerging international relations challenges. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Iraq’s Uptick in Violence Renews Stability Concerns Gwen Ifill gets an update from a New York Times reporter about what the deadly wave of bombings in Baghdad could mean for stability in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch News Wrap: Obama Addresses Afghanistan Corruption In other news Monday, President Obama returned from a surprise trip to Afghanistan where he met with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul to discuss anti-corruption efforts and Iraq's prime minister continued to push for a recount after he trailed in… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Iraq’s Former Prime Minister Edges al-Maliki in Vote Iraq's electoral commission named former prime minister and secular candidate Ayad Allawi the winner of the parliamentary elections. The announcement coincided with violence that killed forty people. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Gen. Odierno: ‘People of Iraq Have Embraced Democracy’ As Iraq counts the ballots from Sunday's parliamentary election, Jim Lehrer talks to Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, about how a new government may impact the security situation and the drawdown of U.S. troops. Continue watching