Politics Nov 25 Watch The Rise and Fall of Tom DeLay On Wednesday a Texas jury found former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) guilty of laundering corporate money into political donations. Texas reporter Laylan Copelin discusses DeLay's fall from leading the U.S. House to being convicted of money laundering.
Politics Nov 08 Democrats Make More Gains in House The day after the midterm elections, results continued to roll in giving Democrats more House seats and putting them in the majority. A handful of other races remained too close to call… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jun 30 Watch Analysts Discuss Guantanamo Tribunals, Supreme Court Rulings, Media Leaks Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Supreme Court decisions on Guantanamo military tribunals and Texas redistricting, flag burning amendments in Congress and growing criticism towards the media…
Politics Jun 28 Watch High Court Upholds Texas Redistricting Map The Supreme Court supported most of the Texas congressional map engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, but overturned one district on the grounds that Hispanics were denied fair representation. Marcia Coyle discusses the decision, followed by analysis from…
Jun 20 Watch Abramoff Associate Found Guilty of Felony Charges As part of the wider Jack Abramoff lobbying probe, former chief procurement officer David Safavian was found guilty of one count of obstructing justice and three counts of lying or concealing information from investigators. A reporter covering the trial explains… Continue watching
Mar 31 Former Delay Aide Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe By PBS News Hour Tony Rudy, a former aide to ousted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with a federal investigation into possible lobbying fraud. Continue reading
Dec 05 One Count Against DeLay Dismissed; Money Laundering Charges Remains By Admin, PBS News Hour The judge presiding over the case against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay handed the Texas Republican a partial victory Monday when he tossed out conspiracy charges but allowed money laundering charges to remain. Continue reading
Oct 04 DeLay Indicted on New Money Laundering Charge By PBS News Hour Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was indicted again Monday on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering, following an indictment last week that caused him to step down from his leadership post. Continue reading
Sep 28 DeLay Indicted in Texas Grand Jury Probe By PBS News Hour A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and two of his political aides Wednesday, charging them with one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged illegal campaign finance scheme. Continue reading