Nov 23 Watch GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Gauging Foreign Policy’s Importance in GOP Race What role will foreign policy and national security play in the Republicans' 2012 nomination fight? Judy Woodruff explores those questions and previews Tuesday night's debate with historian Richard Norton Smith and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This… Continue watching
Nov 07 Democrats Pick Up Pennsylvania Senate Seat Held by Rick Santorum By PBS News Hour Democrat Bob Casey Jr., son of a popular former governor, defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a much-watched race that had much to do with Santorum's staunch support of President Bush. Continue reading
Aug 25 Santorum-Casey Race Going to the Dogs (and Ducks and Gorillas) By Admin, PBS News Hour As if the battle for the U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania was not rough enough, now, it appears, the animals have hit the campaign trail, and are wading into protest politics. Continue reading
Aug 01 Still Trailing in Polls, Santorum Hammers on Illegal Immigration By PBS News Hour For months, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., has trailed Pennsylvania Treasurer Bob Casey in his fight for re-election and now the incumbent Republican has latched onto the immigration debate in hopes of finding an issue to rally support. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch The Homefronts The British Parliament debated for 10 hours today about whether to join the offensive against Iraq. Kwame Holman reports on discussions in Britain and the conversations in Congress about the threat of war. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Congress and Abortion The Senate passed a ban today on a controversial method for late-term abortions. Kwame Holman provides details of the disputed bill. Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Saving Steel? The European Union denounces President Bush's decision to impose tariffs on imported steel. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Patients’ Bill of Rights Following a report by Kwame Holman, Shields and Gigot discuss the Senate debate over a patients' bill of rights in addition to the president's foreign policy and the 2002 elections. Continue watching