Sep 03 Obama Administration Intensifies Push for Military Action in Syria By Terence Burlij President Obama meets in the Situation Room August 31 with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images) President Barack Obama and members of his administration on Tuesday will… Continue reading
Sep 02 Updated: Your Cheat Sheet to the Syrian Conflict By News Desk PBS NewsHour will live stream statements and hearings on Syria as they become available. Watch the player above for the latest. And at 6 p.m. EDT every weekday, this player will stream the NewsHour broadcast. President Barack… Continue reading
Sep 02 Nyad's Feet Touch Sand, Swimmer Completes Historic 110-Mile Swim EmbedVideo(7278, 482, 304); Diana Nyad has reached Key West on the coast of Florida. You can watch the final leg of her swim here. Update: 6:30 p.m. ET Shortly before 2 p.m. ET, a sunburned and visibly… Continue reading
Aug 31 Live Blog: Kerry Says U.S. Has Evidence Sarin Gas Was Used in Syria EmbedVideo(7277, 482, 304); President Barack Obama said Saturday from the White House that the U.S. should take military action against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The president said that he will seek authorization from Congress when members return… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria… Continue watching
Aug 30 Gwen's Take: War and Peace and the President On Wednesday, President Barack Obama sat down with NewsHour's Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza It never gets old slipping inside the gates at Pennsylvania Avenue and walking up the path to the White… Continue reading
Aug 29 7 Moments You Might Have Missed From Obama's Interview By Vanessa Dennis, Colleen Shalby President Obama sat down with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill for an exclusive interview in the Blue Room of the White House. Photo courtesy of White House. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama gave an exclusive… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch World Waits for 'Slam Dunk' Evidence That Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons World Waits for 'Slam Dunk' Evidence That Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons… Continue watching
Aug 29 President Argues Case for Action in Syria By Christina Bellantoni President Barack Obama sat down with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff Wednesday at the White House. On the subject of Syria, the president stressed he has "no interest" in "any kind of open-ended conflict" there, but he said that countries… Continue reading