Politics Jul 30 Brooks and Marcus Talk Bush Tax Cuts and WikiLeaks New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus — who’s sitting in for Mark Shields this week — stopped by The Rundown Friday to discuss the debate over the expiring Bush tax cuts…
Politics Jul 30 Obama Touts Auto Industry Recovery in Detroit Speech _pap_embed_custom('news01s41f2qf06',482,304,""); President Obama rallied autoworkers at a Chrysler plant in Detroit Friday, telling workers that his administration's decision to rescue the ailing auto industry in 2009 kept their jobs alive and was the right decision, despite "naysayers in Washington" --…
Politics Jul 29 Vulnerable House Democrats Say Party Isn’t Building a Narrative for 2010 Freshman House Democrats Gerry Connolly, who represents Northern Virginia's eleventh district, and Tom Perriello of the rural fifth district are in a tough spot. Elected to office as part of the Obama wave, they are now selling themselves to voters…
Politics Jul 20 Graham Lone Republican Voting ‘Aye’ as Senate Committee Approves Kagan The Senate Judiciary committee voted 13-6 Tuesday to recommend that the full Senate approve Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court justice. The vote was along party lines with one exception -- South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham…
Politics Jul 15 Pelosi Calls Gibbs Comment on House Dems ‘Unfortunate’ _pap_embed_custom('news01s4181qf06',482,304,""); House Speaker Nancy Pelosi worked Thursday to dispel the notion that she is furious with the White House for not helping House Democrats politically after those members cast tough votes to enact President Obama's agenda. A reporter asked…
Politics Jul 13 White House Names New Budget Chief The White House announced Tuesday it was nominating Jacob J. Lew to be the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Lew will replace outgoing OMB Director Peter Orzag. _pap_embed_custom('news01s4169qf06',482,304,""); Lew…
Politics Jun 29 Marcia Coyle Answers Viewer Questions on Day Two of Kagan Hearings _pap_embed_custom('news01s40fdqef4',482,304,""); Marcia Coyle, a regular NewsHour analyst and Washington Correspondent for the National Law Journal, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan during the lunch break in Tuesday's Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Coyle is answering some of…
Politics Jun 28 Constitutional Gun Rights Apply Nationwide, Supreme Court Rules Updated 12:09 p.m. | The Supreme Court delivered a victory to proponents of gun ownership rights Monday, ruling that Constitution's "right to keep and bear arms" applies nationwide. The narrow 5 to 4 decision in McDonald v. Chicago follows…
Politics Jun 28 A Reader’s Guide to the Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings The Supreme Court will mark two pivotal moments on Monday: the start of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings and the official end to the tenure of one of its longest-serving justices, John Paul Stevens. Stevens will take his seat on…
Politics Jun 24 Supreme Court Narrows Scope of ‘Honest Services’ Law The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to apply more narrowly a law used to prosecute white-collar crime in response to three separate cases involving the so-called "honest services" law. The decisions were unanimous. In Skilling v. United States, former Enron…