Jul 26 Federal Judge Strikes Down Hazleton’s Illegal Immigration Law By PBS News Hour A U.S. District judge overturned an immigration law in Hazleton, Pa., that punished landlords who rented to illegal immigrants and businesses that that hired them, saying the law was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Gonzales Testifies Before Senate on Attorney Firings Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, fielding questions about his interaction with former Attorney General John Ashcroft and about the firings of U.S. attorneys. Continue watching
Jul 20 Israel Frees 250 Palestinian Prisoners in Nod to Moderate Leadership By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel released 256 Palestinian prisoners Friday as part of a plan to help bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his ongoing power struggle with Hamas militants who now run the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jul 19 Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit Against Government Officials By Admin, PBS News Hour A U.S. District judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit former CIA agent Valerie Plame brought against Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials over the leak of her identity to the media. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Security Cameras Coming to New York City New York plans to install a London-style surveillance camera system in lower Manhattan by year's end. Guests outline the reasons behind the program and the privacy issues it raises. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch House to Debate Renewal of Gun Tracing Limits More than 200 U.S. mayors are urging Congress to repeal a piece of legislation limiting the release of information that would allow authorities to track firearms. The original sponsor of the limits and a mayor discuss the law's merits. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch New Testimony on Fired Federal Prosecutors Former White House aide Sara Taylor testified before the Senate Wednesday on the firings of eight federal prosecutors in the Bush Administration. The NewsHour reports on new testimony from the trail. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Local Police Team Up with Federal Immigration Officials In Phoenix, 10 federal immigration officers work with the local police department to investigate crimes that involve illegal immigrants. As more cities mull such collaborations, proponents say they help both agencies, but critics worry that they deter some crime victims… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Libby Prison Commutation Elicits Anger, Applause President Bush refused to rule out a pardon for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Tuesday, the day after he commuted the former aide's prison term, evoking emotions from both sides of the aisle. Two experts give their views. Continue watching
Jul 03 Libby’s Cancelled Prison Term Evokes Strong Response By Admin, PBS News Hour Reactions to President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence ran the gamut from full support from some Republicans to outrage from Democrats. Continue reading