Dec 10 Watch 6:32 Kurdish deputy prime minister urges U.S. leaders to remain engaged in Iraq By PBS News Hour While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad to meet with Iraq's new prime minister, Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani came to Washington in hopes of shoring up support for the fight against the Islamic State. Chief foreign affairs correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Congress hammers out federal funding bill details By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, negotiators worked out differences on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would fund the government through September 2015 and avert a shutdown. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry called on lawmakers to authorize new… Continue watching
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Dec 05 House leaders move on plan to fund government past next week By Erica Werner, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sidestepping immigration hardliners, House Republican leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill that would keep the government running past next week. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: House votes to block Obama's immigration order By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, House Republicans pushed through a bill to declare President Obama’s executive actions on immigration “null and void.” The House also passed a defense spending bill authorizing $585 billion in funding and expanding military operations in… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch News Wrap: Diplomats gather in Brussels to strategize against the Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, representatives from 60 nations met to strategize against the Islamic State in Brussels. While Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence in air attacks against the militants, he would not comment on or deny whether… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: U.S. troops and veterans warned of domestic attacks by Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch New gains seen as Iraqi army pushes back against Islamic State fighters By PBS News Hour Just a few months ago, some U.S. officials worried that ISIS could be in a position to overtake Baghdad. But now there are new signs of confidence in the fight against the extremist group. For more, Douglas Ollivant, a partner… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch News Wrap: 12-year-old with fake gun killed by police in Cleveland By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a police officer shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice near a playground in Cleveland. The boy was carrying a pellet gun that looked like a real gun. Also, two U.S. troops were killed by a… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Syrian cleric who led funeral prayers for Peter Kassig speaks out against Islamic State, Assad By PBS News Hour Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a prominent Syrian Sunni cleric and vocal critic of the Islamic State, led prayers at the funeral of American beheading victim Peter Kassig. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner interviews al-Yaqoubi, exiled from his country, about atrocities committed… Continue watching