Jun 13 Watch News Wrap: Former POW Bergdahl begins recovery in the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now undergoing treatment at a military center in Texas. He flew there overnight from Germany, where he had been recovering after being held captive by the Taliban for five years. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 13 Tea party challenger enters race for majority leader By Quinn Bowman House Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is no longer the lone Republican vying for the majority leader position Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., vacated earlier this week. Idaho’s Raul Labrador, first elected in 2010 when the tea party wave swept Republicans into… Continue reading
Jun 13 Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Militants in Iraq took the city of Mosul and captured two more cities as they advanced toward their goal of taking Baghdad in an unfolding crisis that is already having political ramifications for President Barack Obama back in the United… Continue reading
Jun 12 As rivals drop out, McCarthy lone candidate for majority leader By Quinn Bowman Rep. Pete Sessions dropped out of the race for Majority Leader Thursday evening, leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the lone remaining candidate for the second most powerful post in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. resumes drone strikes in Pakistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. launched drone strikes overnight in Pakistan after a nearly six-month lull. Thirteen suspected insurgents were killed in two separate strikes, according to Pakistani intelligence officials. Also, the contest for House majority leader was… Continue watching