Jul 13 Watch Political Analysts Discuss Lady Bird Johnson, Iraq Debate Columnists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne review the legacy of Lady Bird Johnson, and reports that showed little progress on Iraq benchmarks and al-Qaida gaining strength. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Iraqi Government Faces Increasing Pressure on Benchmarks As Congress moves forward on requiring a troop withdrawal from Iraq, the Iraqi ambassador to Washington explains his government's wish for more time to reach its benchmarks, and two analysts discuss the debate. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Al-Qaida Regrouping to Pre-Sept. 11 Strength, Report Says A classified report from U.S. intelligence analysts outlines the growing power of al-Qaida. Counterterrorism expert Daniel Benjamin and Lawrence Wright, a reporter who covered the terrorist organization following the Sept. 11 attacks, talk about the global threat. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch New Testimony on Fired Federal Prosecutors Former White House aide Sara Taylor testified before the Senate Wednesday on the firings of eight federal prosecutors in the Bush Administration. The NewsHour reports on new testimony from the trail. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Former Surgeon General Reports Political Pressure Former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona told the Senate Tuesday the Bush administration silenced him on key issues. He speaks with the NewsHour about his testimony and tenure. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Columnists Discuss Public's Perception on Iraq A recent USA-Gallup poll shows a majority of Americans strongly favor a timeline for withdrawing troops from Iraq. Regional op-ed columnists discuss this slide in support for the current policy. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Senate Debates Iraq Policy The Senate is considering amendments that would set a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The NewsHour reports on the debate. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Senators Assess Iraq Strategy, Troop Presence The White House said Monday that President Bush has no immediate plans to withdraw troops from Iraq. As the Senate heads into a week of voting on Iraq policy, two senators debate the current strategy. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Libby Sentence Nullified; Candidates Release Fund-raising Numbers Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including President Bush's decision to commute I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence, and Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls' second quarter fund-raising results. Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Experts Discuss Global Democracy Journalists, international policy experts and a former Bush administration official talk about the spread of democracy around the world and in particular President Bush's plans to promote democracy. Continue watching