Mar 16 Watch ‘Cloud Juice’ is One Man’s Solution to Drought For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws Across the country, voting rights activists including Rock the Vote have campaigned against a surge of state voter identification laws, requiring individuals to provide a photo ID before they cast a ballot. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest move… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Electoral Maps ‘Huge Setback’ for Democrats The Supreme Court rejected the new Texas redistricting map Friday, creating disarray for the upcoming primary election. Ray Suarez discusses the decision's political and legal implications with Richard Hasen of the University of California Irvine School of Law and Shira… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Gingrich to NewsHour: I Have Momentum to Beat ‘Liberal’ Romney GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich sat down with Gwen Ifill Thursday in South Carolina after Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his endorsement of the former speaker of the House. Gingrich discussed his momentum ahead of Saturday's primary, and said his… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch After Dropping out, Perry Alludes to Gingrich’s Personal Troubles in Endorsement Concluding that there was "no viable path forward," Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended his campaign for the presidency in an announcement Thursday morning. He immediately endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination. Judy Woodruff has an update… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Gingrich: Perry Endorsement Enormously Helpful Newt Gingrich told the PBS NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill in an exclusive interview Thursday in Beaufort, S.C., that Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s endorsement is further evidence that he is the only conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Could Keystone Pipeline Plan Be Revived After Obama’s Rejection? President Obama denied TransCanada Corp.'s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday, a project that would have carried oil 1,700 miles from the tar sands of Canada to refineries in Port Arthur, Texas. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the president's decision… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch In South Carolina, Romney Fights Back, Defends Record to GOP Voters As Republican presidential contenders gauge how to slow Mitt Romney's momentum, social conservative leaders plan to meet in Texas this weekend to discuss the possibility of uniting behind someone other than the former Massachusetts governor. Judy Woodruff has an update… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Texas Redistricting, Environmental Rules The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday involving a redistricting dispute in Texas. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case's broad implications for the future political landscape of the state -- and potentially the entire nation -- with The National Law Journal's Marcia… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Obama, Senate Democrats Balk at House GOP’s Version of Payroll Tax Extension The Republican-led House passed legislation Tuesday to continue a payroll tax cut extension that affects 160 million workers, but Democrats balked at a separate provision that would force federal approval of the hotly debated Keystone oil pipeline to run from… Continue watching