Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Major earthquake in Chile causes relatively limited damage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile Tuesday night, generating a tsunami and causing thousands to evacuate their homes. Six people died. Also, the CEO of General Motors faced more scrutiny on… Continue watching
Mar 15 Obama seeks to stay neutral in CIA-Senate spat By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- For President Barack Obama, a public spat between his trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into sharp focus his complicated role in managing the post-Sept. 11 anti-terror programs he inherited from George… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch News Wrap: Senate approves bill that bars good military service record as defense against sexual assault By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Dalai Lama opens Senate with prayers By Justin Scuiletti The Dalai Lama opened U.S. Senate proceedings with prayers Thursday, marking the first time the Tibetan spiritual leader has performed the traditional prayer that opens each session. Speaking in both Tibetan and English, the Dalai Lama offered several prayers and… Continue reading
Mar 05 Senate blocks Obama's controversial pick to head Justice's Civil Rights Division By Ruth Tam On Wednesday the U.S. Senate rejected Debo Adegbile, President Barack Obama's nomination for Department of Justice assistant attorney general. In a 47-52 vote, seven Democrats joined Republicans against Adegbile, who currently serves as Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary… Continue reading
Mar 02 Documents reveal inner workings of Clinton's White House By Hari Sreenivasan The online world has been buzzing about thousands of pages of documents from the Clinton administration that were released by the Clinton Presidential Library on Friday. Much of the conversation has focused on insight the documents provide about then-first lady… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Swiss banking giant refuses disclosure in Senate grilling on tax evasion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch News Wrap: Winter storm knocks out power, leaves South under a layer of ice By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Senate passes debt limit bill for Obama By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Must-pass legislation to allow the government to borrow money to pay its bills has cleared Congress for President Barack Obama's signature. The Senate approved the measure by a near party-line 55-43 vote. All of the "aye" votes came from Obama's… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch News Wrap: Signing the farm bill, Obama praises bipartisan compromise By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama signed into law a new five-year farm bill, costing $956 billion, that keeps most subsidies in tact but cuts food assistance by $800 million. Also, Montana’s Lt. Gov. John Walsh was named to… Continue watching