Sep 18 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: Mitt Romney's remarks calling nearly half of Americans "victims" who are dependent on the government The battle for voters in Nevada Escalating tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands Plus, a conversation… Continue reading
Sep 17 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: New pressures in Afghanistan after weekend attacks kill U.S. troops and damage American jets The Romney campaign retools its message amid new poll numbers A change of heart for a global warming skeptic… Continue reading
Sep 14 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: Police and protesters wage pitched and violent battles outside U.S. embassies across the Arab world Assessing the big bank bailouts, four years after the fall of Lehman Brothers David Brooks and Ruth Marcus… Continue reading
Sep 13 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: New details about the attack on the U.S. mission in Libya, and the film that sparked the violence Is the Middle East a more dangerous place a year after the Arab Spring? A key decision from the… Continue reading
Sep 12 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Wednesday's NewsHour: President Obama condemns the killings of four Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Libya Foreign policy on the campaign trail Apple unveils its iPhone 5 Timber companies spray herbicides in Oregon's forests… Continue reading
Mar 16 On Wednesday’s NewsHour: Japan Struggles to Control Reactor, Gadhafi’s Forces Advance in Libya JAPAN's DAMAGED REACTORS | The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was compounded by high radiation levels for workers addressing the crisis. Five days into the crisis, aid workers shifted the focus of… Continue reading
Feb 22 On Tuesday’s NewsHour: Libya’s Crackdown, State Labor Protests, Piracy LIBYA PROTESTS | Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the… Continue reading
Feb 18 On Friday’s NewsHour: Statehouse Budget Battles, Protest Crackdown STATE BUDGET BATTLES | A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisonsin's Capitol -- and Democratic lawmakers fled to stall a vote. And similar cuts are being… Continue reading
Feb 17 On Thursday’s NewsHour: Crackdown in Bahrain, Collective-Bargaining Battle BAHRAIN ON LOCKDOWN | The capital of Bahrain was under military lockdown Thursday evening after riot police smashed protesters' main camp. We have a report from Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News, then Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the… Continue reading
Feb 14 On Monday’s NewsHour: Federal Budget Battle, Social Media in Egypt OBAMA'S BUDGET BLUEPRINT | President Obama submitted his $3.7 trillion federal budget blueprint for 2012. Gwen Ifill speaks with White House Budget Director Jack Lew about the details of the budget. Judy Woodruff has the Republican reaction from… Continue reading