Jan 03 Watch News Wrap: Arctic air lingers in Northeast as winter storm wraps up News Wrap: Arctic air lingers in Northeast as winter storm wraps up… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Obama Orders Revamp of ‘No Child Left Behind’ Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Obama Policy Shift Reopens Debate on Stem Cell Research President Barack Obama moved Monday to lift funding limits on embryonic stem cell research. Experts weigh how the decision fits into the president's broader approach to science. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Obama Lifts Restrictions on Funding Human Stem Cell Research Betty Ann Bowser reports on President Barack Obama's executive order to lift restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch With Guantanamo Set to Close, Questions Remain Over Where to Send Detainees President Obama signed an executive order Thursday to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp for foreign terrorism suspects within a year. An NPR reporter discusses the plan and what may happen next to the facility's detainees. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Obama’s Day Two Brings Policy Changes, New Staff President Barack Obama's second full day in office brought more policy decisions and staffing moves, including the naming of two diplomatic envoys for the Middle East and Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Jan 22 President Orders Guantanamo Prison Closed By PBS News Hour In his second full day in office, President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Thursday morning to close the Guantanamo detention center within a year, ban the harshest interrogation methods and review military war crimes trials. Continue reading