Sep 28 DeLay Indicted in Texas Grand Jury Probe By PBS News Hour A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and two of his political aides Wednesday, charging them with one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged illegal campaign finance scheme. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 82nd Airborne Accused of Iraqi War Prisoner Abuse A new report alleges the Army's 82nd Airborne Division abused Iraqi prisoners in 2003 and 2004. Two experts assess the allegations and discuss where the Army should go from here. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch The Tom Delay Indictment A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on Wednesday in connection with an alleged illegal campaign finance scheme. Two experts discuss the indictment and its impact. Continue watching
Sep 27 Appellate Judge John Roberts Nominated to Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal judge John Roberts Jr., described as a strong conservative with an unassuming manner, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Sen. Frist’s Stock Sales The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the timing of Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist's decision to sell his shares in a hospital company a month before stock values fell. Continue watching
Sep 22 Senate Committee Sends Roberts Nomination to Full Senate By Admin, PBS News Hour In a 13-5 vote Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended that Judge John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice of the United States be approved by the full Senate. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Roberts Vote Heads to Senate The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favor of sending the nomination of Judge John Roberts as chief justice of the United States to the full Senate. All ten Republicans and three Democrats praised Roberts' qualifications but five Democrats said… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch “Able Danger” Hearings A report on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on allegations that a secret Pentagon program, dubbed Able Danger, turned up valuable information about the alleged ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks, Mohammed Atta, more than a year before the attacks… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Tribute to Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of three concentration camps who is responsible for capturing 1,100 Nazis, died Tuesday at 96 at his home in Vienna, Austria. After two background reports, a guest talks about Wiesenthal's lifelong dedication to find and bring… Continue watching
Sep 15 Roberts Tries to Address Concerns of Skeptical Democrats By Admin, PBS News Hour Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled chief justice nominee John Roberts on his views of affirmative action, civil rights and big business, trying to get at his personal, rather than legal, view of the law. Continue reading