Sep. 11, 2014 2:37 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Shields and Brooks on the president’s speech
In a prime-time address Wednesday night, President Barack Obama tried to rally Americans to fight the Islamic State militant group operating out of Iraq and Syria. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff get reaction from David Brooks and Mark Shields.
Sep. 10, 2014 2:12 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Senators debate the president’s power to launch fight against the Islamic State
President Obama has consulted key lawmakers on his strategy against the Islamic State group and polls show the American public supports action. But the president has not sought formal congressional approval for an expanded military campaign. Sen. Ji…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:49 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Should lawmakers extend emergency benefits for long-term unemployed?
Emergency benefits for the long-term unemployed stopped for 1.3 million Americans at the end of December. Kwame Holman recaps the political debate over restarting those payments. Gwen Ifill gets perspectives from Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and …
Sep. 08, 2014 5:47 p.m. EDT
Web Video: In goal to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, security conditions are big unknown
For Syria, a country at war with itself, the process of removing and destroying its dangerous arsenal comes with great and evolving challenges. Gwen Ifill talks to Sigrid Kaag of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons about the log…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:44 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Will Christie's damage control be enough to protect his political future?
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has tried to distance himself from the scandal over the Fort Lee traffic shutdowns and combat characterizations of him as a bully. What's the impact for Christie's political future? Gwen Ifill gets analysis from Stu Ro…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:41 p.m. EDT
Web Video: With Iran interim deal settled, what challenges lie ahead for a permanent fix?
The U.S. and Iran have finally settled on the details of an interim nuclear deal, with talks for a final agreement slated for February. Gwen Ifill talks to chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner about diplomatic relations going forward with Ira…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:39 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Supreme Court considers definition of 'recess' in case on Obama's appointments
Can the president bypass the Senate in making temporary appointments? Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about how a local labor dispute transformed into a debate of presidential power and the Supreme Court's first time con…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:37 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Lawmakers work toward budget compromise, but remain split on jobless benefits
The House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the government short-term while they finish work on a long-term bipartisan plan to fund the government through September. Kwame Holman reports on the details and concessions of the $1.1 trillion bud…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:34 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Senate concludes State Dept. ignored security warnings ahead of Benghazi attack
A bipartisan Senate report has concluded that the State Department could have prevented the deadly 2012 attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Senate Intelligence Committee found officials ignored warnings of growing terrorist activity…
Sep. 08, 2014 5:32 p.m. EDT
Web Video: How the NSA used special devices, radio waves to spy on offline computers
The newest revelations from documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that since at least 2008, the National Security Agency has implanted hardware to tap into as many as 100,000 offline computers overseas. Gwen Ifill talks to David Sanger of The New …
