May 09 Watch How Did Watergate Affect You? In the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led PBS's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today. On May 17, the NewsHour will look back at the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Sen. Durbin: Despite Strong Feelings, Gang of Eight Found Balance on Immigration Sen. Durbin: Despite Strong Feelings, Gang of Eight Found Balance on Immigration… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Amendments for Background Checks and Assault Weapons Ban Fail in Senate Senate Rejects Amendments for Background Checks and Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Senate Blocks Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks Senate Blocks Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Senate Blocks Attempt to Prevent Debate on Gun Legislation With families of the Newtown shooting victims looking on, Congress moved closer to coming up with a comprehensive bill for reducing gun violence. The Senate blocked an attempt to prevent debate on the subject. Judy Woodruff reports on what measures… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama in the Mideast, GOP in Overhaul Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss bipartisan compromise in Congress on the budget, an election postmortem for the Republican party, President Barack Obama's "soaring rhetoric" and "realistic policies" for the Mideast and the 10th… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch Pelosi: For Budget Deal, 'Let's Talk' About Ensuring Strength of Entitlements Pelosi: For Budget Deal, 'Let's Talk' About Ensuring Strength of Entitlements… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch After Almost 13-Hour Filibuster, Senate Confirms John Brennan for CIA Director After Almost 13-Hour Filibuster, Senate Confirms John Brennan for CIA Director… Continue watching