Sep 30 Senate Climate Bill Would Cut Emissions 20 Percent by 2020 Senate Democrats unveiled a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system in the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 24 Kennedy Aide Tapped as Temporary Mass. Senator Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday named Paul Kirk, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a longtime aide to Sen. Edward Kennedy, to fill the state's vacant Senate seat for a few months until a special election. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch How Much Should U.S. Intrude to Protect Citizens? Gwen Ifill speaks with national security experts about how far the U.S. government should go in protecting citizens from threats here and abroad. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Additional U.S. Troops Sought to Avert Afghan Failure The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said in a confidential report that the U.S. military risks failure there if more troops are not deployed. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 31 Future of Kennedy’s Senate Seat in the Hands of Mass. Legislature By Quinn Bowman As speculation swirls about which politicians will vie for the first open Massachusetts Senate seat in 25 years, the process of determining a successor for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy will hinge on the actions of the state Legislature. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Mass. Governor Sets Election Date for Kennedy Seat Gov. Deval Patrick has set the date for a special election to finish out Edward M. Kennedy's term in the Senate. Two Massachusetts lawmakers debate the decision. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Mourners Prepare to Bid Kennedy a Final Farewell Kwame Holman reports on the scene in Boston, where mourners braved long lines to bid a final farewell to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Kennedy Services Begin as Mourners Line Mass. Motorcade Route Mourners lined up from Cape Cod to the JFK Library in Boston to commemorate the life of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 26 Kennedy Leaves Health Care Legacy, Democrats Call for Reform Efforts to Continue Sen. Ted Kennedy once called health care legislation the cause of his life. In his decades in the Senate, he was instrumental in passing legislation expanding Americans' access to health care. Continue reading
Aug 26 Edward Kennedy, Senate’s ‘Liberal Lion,’ Dies Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, known as the "liberal lion of the Senate," and the last surviving brother of a fabled political dynasty, died late Tuesday at his home in Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with a malignant brain tumor. Continue reading