Jul 09 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Spy Swap, Midterm Political Maneuvering Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top political stories, including the handling of the U.S.-Russia spy swap and the role of issues like the economy and immigration in the midterm elections. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch U.S., Russia Complete Spy Swap on Vienna Tarmac The United States and Russia completed the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War on Friday at the Vienna international airport. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 08 How Candid Was Kagan? Depends Who’s Asking, Analysts Say By Chris Amico To Sen. Patrick Leahy, Solicitor General Elena Kagan was "more forthcoming than certainly any nominee that I can recall since I've been in the Senate." But to Sen. Arlen Specter, she was far less candid: "You have followed the… Continue reading
Jul 08 Unexpected Economic Consequences in Arizona’s Immigration Law By Dante Chinni No one doubted Arizona's new immigration law was going to have far-reaching repercussions - in areas ranging from law enforcement to unemployment. But as its implementation date approaches, some communities in the state are feeling new pains where their… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Rahm Emanuel: Obama ‘Fully Informed’ on Spy Swap Plan In a newsmaker interview, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel talks to Jim Lehrer about the U.S.-Russia spy swap plan and the legal battle over immigration. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch U.S., Russia Spy Swap Harkens to Cold War Era The U.S. and Russia put the legal machinery in motion Thursday to exchange accused and convicted spies. Judy Woodruff talks to Newsweek reporter Mark Hosenball and former CIA Counsel General Jeffrey Smith for insight on the story. Continue watching
Jul 06 Department of Justice Sues to Block Arizona Immigration Law Updated 4:10 p.m. ET | The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday to block the enforcement of Arizona's new immigration law, which gives police power to detain and question people they suspect of being in the… Continue reading
Jul 05 15 Key Cases of the Supreme Court Term By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour, Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog and other legal experts will review the highlights of the just-completed Supreme Court term. Here on the Rundown, Goldstein and his legal team at SCOTUSblog agreed to break down the most important… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch High Court Ends Term with Decisions on Handguns, Student Organization Funding The Supreme Court handed down opinions concerning handgun possession in the home, student organization funding, patent law, and the separation-of-powers principle as it wrapped up its term this week. Continue watching
Jul 02 Gwen’s Take: Who Knew the Supreme Court Could Be Funny? By Gwen Ifill Perhaps Antonin Scalia has met his match. It is all well and good that the high court's most conservative justice probably disagrees with Elena Kagan on nearly everything involving Constitutional interpretation. But Scalia and Kagan may find far more common… Continue reading