Sep 27 On Monday’s NewsHour… SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM EXPIRES| The future of Middle East peace talks is up in the air again as a moratorium on new settlement construction expired on the West Bank. Gaith Al-Omari, the advocacy director for the American Task Force on Palestine,… Continue reading
Sep 24 On Friday’s NewsHour… DEMOCRATS WEIGH TAX CUT EXTENTION VOTE | Shortly after Senate Democrats announced they would delay the extension of tax cuts until after November elections, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House might vote before then. David Herszenhorn of the… Continue reading
Sep 23 On Thursday’s NewsHour… GOP ANNOUNCES PLEDGE TO AMERICA | Republican leaders unveiled a new campaign to repeal the health care law and cut Democratic spending. Judy Woodruff gets two different reactions from congressmen Anthony Weiner and David Price. U.N. FOCUSES ON… Continue reading
Sep 20 On Monday’s NewsHour… FRAUD MARS AFGHAN ELECTION | Weekend elections took place in Afghanistan and some citizens risked their own lives to vote as the Taliban attacked in parts of the country. The vote count is expected to slow and there have been… Continue reading
Sep 17 On Friday’s NewsHour… OBAMA APPOINTS NEW CONSUMER CZAR | President Obama appointed Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren to head the new consumer financial protection agency. Judy Woodruff talks to banking industry consultant Bert Ely and Professor Lynn Stout about what is… Continue reading
Sep 16 On Thursday’s NewsHour… NEW U.S. POVERTY NUMBERS | The Census Bureau released new economic numbers showing that one in seven Americans lived in poverty last year, and more than 50 million are not insured. Ray Suarez discusses the record poverty numbers and… Continue reading
Sep 15 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… PRIMARY WINNERS AND LOSERS | Outsiders and tea party backed candidates posted victories in key primaries around the country on Tuesday. Political editor David Chalian reviews the winners and losers. WHAT DO PRIMARY RESULTS MEAN FOR MIDTERMS? | A… Continue reading
Sep 14 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… AMERICAN RELEASED FROM IRANIAN PRISON | Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers who were captured and accused of spying by Iran, was released from prison on $500,000 bail after being held for 410 days. Jeffrey Brown speaks with two… Continue reading
Sep 13 On Monday’s NewsHour… THE DEBATE OVER TAX CUTS | For a few hours Sunday it appeared there might be compromise on whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone except Americans making over $250,000. But House minority leader John Boehner later insisted… Continue reading
Sep 10 On Friday’s NewsHour… By News Desk OBAMA PRESS CONFERENCE | President Obama met with the press in the East Wing of the White House for the first time in three months. During the presser that lasted over an hour, the president addressed concerns about the economy… Continue reading