May 09 Watch Senators Draft Bipartisan Bill on Iraq War Funding As President Bush said Wednesday that he would veto a new limited Iraq war funding bill, Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Evan Bayh, D-Ind., drafted legislation that would require benchmarks for the Iraqi government. The senators discuss their bill. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Journalist Halberstam, Chronicler of Vietnam War, Dies at 73 David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winner author and reporter who wrote about the Vietnam War, died in a car crash Monday at the age of 73. Writer Gay Talese discusses his impact on journalism. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Gonzales Faces Tough Questioning in Senate U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales fielded tough questions about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday. Committee leaders Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., discuss his testimony. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Pentagon Extends Military Tours; McCain Defends War Policy The Pentagon announced that it will extend tours of U.S. servicemen to 15 months, while Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., defended his support of the Iraq war. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss these and other developments. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Supreme Court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases In a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars under the Clean Air Act. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch House Panel Authorizes Subpoenas for Bush Aides A House panel Wednesday approved subpoenas for Bush administration officials, including Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and Kyle Sampson, in the investigation into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, but held off issuing them in hopes of avoiding a constitutional confrontation… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Congress Scrutinizes Attorney General Gonzales’ Role President Bush and Congress edged closer to confrontation Tuesday over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and the future of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. A panel analyzes the situation and the role of an attorney general. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Congress Debates Iraq; Gonzales Takes Heat for U.S. Attorney Firings A bill mandating Iraq troop withdrawal failed in the Senate, former CIA agent Valerie Plame testified about the leaking of her name, and some called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation over the firing of federal prosecutors. Analysts mull these… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Plame Testifies About Her Covert Status Former CIA operative Valerie Plame told a congressional committee Friday that her career ended when a columnist revealed her identity and that she did not recommend her husband for a trip to Niger. The NewsHour provides extended excerpts of her… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch President Supports Gonzales Despite Calls for Resignation President Bush reasserted his confidence in Alberto Gonzales Wednesday, amid calls for the attorney general to resign over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Legal analysts discuss the implications for Gonzales. Continue watching