Jul 02 Watch Drug Killings, Violence Cast Shadow Over Mexican Elections As drug gang violence continues to grip Mexico, Ray Suarez talks with a Los Angeles Times reporter about what has fueling the violence and how it will impact the upcoming state and local elections. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch In Mexico, Violence Accelerates Ahead of Elections Last week's slaying of gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torres was the latest reminder of the ongoing drug-fueled violence in Mexico in the run-up to state and local elections. Ray Suarez has an update about efforts to halt the killings… Continue watching
Jul 01 Looking for the ‘Real’ Elena Kagan in Confirmation Hearings By Judy Woodruff Like just about everyone else covering Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings this week, I observed that she did a good job of ducking tough questions. Sen. Arlen Specter: Would she vote for the Supreme Court to take up a… Continue reading
Jul 01 Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Getting Longer? By Chris Amico Elena Kagan is done with her testimony before the the Senate Judiciary Committee. After three days of long questions and longer statements, the solicitor general can watch the rest of her confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court from… Continue reading
Jul 01 Thursday: Kagan Hearings Come to a Close; BP Exec to Answer Your Questions Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan speaks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., before leaving Wednesday's confirmation hearing. (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) Elena Kagan is on her way to confirmation as Supreme Court justice, with the questioning… Continue reading
Jun 30 Video Vault: O’Connor, Thomas and Bork in the Confirmation Hot Seat By Mike Fritz As the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan continue, it remains to be seen what issues and moments will define the proceedings. On Tuesday, Kagan declined to comment on legal questions that "might some day come before the… Continue reading
Jun 30 Who’s Behind That Senator at the Kagan Hearing? By News Desk While watching the live stream of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, the Rundown started asking "Who's sitting behind that Senator?" So we made a few calls to find out. What is it that they do? What messages are they… Continue reading
Jun 30 Wednesday: Leahy Hopes to Wrap Up Kagan Hearings; Alex Halts Oil Cleanup By Tom LeGro Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan moves one step closer Wednesday to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens as day three of her confirmation hearings begin in the morning. A Republican-led filibuster to block a confirmation vote seems less likely. Senate Judiciary… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Coyle: Kagan Sidesteps Hot-Button Questions on Ideology, Social Issues Following Elena Kagan's third day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judy Woodruff gets an analysis from Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about where her nomination stands. Continue watching