Nov 19 Reporter’s Notebook: Gwen Ifill Discusses President-elect Obama’s Cabinet Picks By PBS News Hour In a Reporter's Notebook, NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill discussed how President-elect Barack Obama and his team may approach the vetting process for possible Cabinet picks. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Former Congressional Leaders Debate Midterm Elections This year's midterm elections may lead to a power change in one or both chambers of Congress. Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and former House Majority Leader Richard Armey, R-Texas, discuss what is at stake. Continue watching
Nov 03 Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle Ousted in South Dakota Former GOP Rep. John Thune won the South Dakota Senate race Tuesday in an upset that saw the defeat of one of the country's most well known senators, Minority Leader Tom Daschle, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
Sep 20 Daschle, Thune Clash Over Iraq, Leadership in National Debate By Admin, PBS News Hour In a heated, and at times personal, exchange, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former U.S. Rep. John Thune clashed in a nationally televised debate Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Newsmaker: Tom Daschle Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle discusses the Senate Democrats' economic recovery plan and President Bush's competing tax cut proposal. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch The Homefronts The British Parliament debated for 10 hours today about whether to join the offensive against Iraq. Kwame Holman reports on discussions in Britain and the conversations in Congress about the threat of war. Continue watching
Sep 25 Daschle Accuses Pres. Bush of Politicizing War on Terror, Iraq Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) criticized President Bush Wednesday for comments Daschle said questioned the Democrats' commitment to national security and suggested the election of Republicans in mid-term elections could bolster the war effort. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Newsmaker: Sen. Tom Daschle Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) talks about the Bush administration's proposals to crack down on bad business practices. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Newsmaker: Senator Tom Daschle Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) talks to Jim Lehrer about President Bush's tax cut, Democrat federal spending priorities, and last week's dramatic hearings on Enron and the budget. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Patients’ Bill of Rights Following a report by Kwame Holman, Shields and Gigot discuss the Senate debate over a patients' bill of rights in addition to the president's foreign policy and the 2002 elections. Continue watching