Apr 01 Watch 2:26 Sen. Menendez traded political favors for patron's gifts, says Justice Department By PBS News Hour Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted late Wednesday by the Justice Department on federal bribery charges. Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about the allegations that Menendez turned his Capitol Hill office into a criminal… Continue watching
Feb 19 Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver indicted on 3 charges By Larry Neumeister and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest in a federal bribery case. Continue reading
Aug 17 Perry defends veto that led to grand jury indictment By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even some Democrats have questioned the move by prosecutors. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Behind the indictment: Did Texas Gov. Rick Perry abuse the power of his office? By PBS News Hour One day after a grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on two felony counts, charging that he abused the power of his office last year, questions remain about the governor's actions and what comes next. Tony Plohetski of the… Continue watching
Aug 16 Perry indictment exposes political divisions in Texas By Will Weissert, Associated Press A grand jury has indicted Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry on two felony counts of abuse of power for making good on a veto threat - a case the possible 2016 presidential hopeful is dismissing as nakedly political, but which… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Murder Scandal Causes Political Fallout in China's Communist Party Murder Scandal Causes Political Fallout in China's Communist Party… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Are Syrian Spies Keeping Tabs on Opposition Activists in U.S.? Are Syrian spies are operating in the United States, keeping tabs on Syrian-Americans?… Continue watching
May 19 Watch After Strauss-Kahn Steps Down, IMF Leadership 'Jockeying Has Begun' Former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned five days after being accused of attempted rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. Jim Lehrer discusses what's next for the IMF and Strauss-Kahn with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and The Economist's Zanny… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Fraud Charges Feed Financial Reform Debate With the SEC filing a civil charge against Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs, accusing it of defrauding investors, Jeffrey Brown speaks with University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger and attorney John Singer about the fallout for the firm and… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Other News: Jobless Claims Rise; FDA May be Allowed to Regulate Tobacco Products The Labor Department reported another increase in new jobless claim benefits, and the House voted to give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products for the first time. Continue watching