Jan 18 Watch Inauguration Poet Richard Blanco Hopes to Offer Words of Unity, Belonging Inauguration Poet Richard Blanco Hopes to Offer Poem of Unity, Belonging… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Putting Finishing Touches on Preparations for Obama’s Second Inauguration Putting Finishing Touches on Preparations for Obama's Second Inauguration… Continue watching
Jan 18 Insider Tour of the Capitol’s Crypt With Sen. Chuck Schumer EmbedVideo(5496, 482, 304); With inaugural festivities underway in Washington, NewsHour took a step back in time with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, inside the area of the Capitol known as… Continue reading
Jan 18 From Carter to Obama: Covering Inaugural Addresses With the NewsHour When it comes to inaugurals, the circumstances often outweigh the event. The weather is cold, the incoming presidents and their families all seem to have mastered the same genteel wave and the speeches are largely ceremonial. Here's a review of… Continue reading
Jan 18 Paint Pigment, Violent Raccoons and Other Surprising Mercury Trivia Delegates gathered in Geneva this week to negotiate for a global treaty to regulate the toxic chemical mercury. Photo by Flickr via Radioactive Rosca. I want to call your attention to a blog on "issues relevant to… Continue reading
Jan 18 Politics and Pizza: An Insider’s Tour of Washington EmbedVideo(5483, 482, 304); Visiting Washington, D.C., for the inauguration? NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni gives an insider's guide to sights that are off the beaten tourist path. She visits the best places to get grub, meet the the… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Students Speak Out on Gun Violence Prevention, Find No ‘Easy Answer’ By PBS News Hour Students Speak Out on Gun Violence Prevention, Find No 'Easy Answer'… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch In Preventing Violence, ‘Very Hard to Identify’ Individuals Who Need Help Most In Preventing Violence, 'Very Hard to Indentify' Individuals Who Need Help Most… Continue watching
Jan 17 Obama’s Strategy on Guns: Less Compromise, More Confrontation After unveiling gun control proposals at the White House on Wednesday, President Obama high-fives 8-year-old Hinna Zejah, who was among many children who wrote to the president after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Challenges and Implications of President Obama’s Gun Control Proposals Challenges and Implications of President Obama's Gun Control Proposals… Continue watching