Dec 20 Watch Shields and Brooks on the health care law legacy, gifts for politicians Shields and Brooks on the health care law legacy, gifts for politicians… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch News Wrap: Congress passes defense bill with military sexual assault provision News Wrap: Congress passes defense bill with military sexual assault provision… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Admitting ups and downs of 2013, Obama looks forward to new 'breakthrough year' Obama admits ups and downs of 2013, looks forward to new 'breakthrough year'… Continue watching
Dec 20 Canadian Supreme Court strikes down anti-prostitution laws Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson/Wikimedia Commons On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously voted to do away with the country's anti-prostitution laws. In the 9-0 ruling, the court found that the laws were too far-reaching… Continue reading
Dec 20 Obama declares 2014 a year of action President Barack Obama gave his annual year-end news conference Friday before leaving for vacation in Hawaii. Citing progress on the economy, President Barack Obama said at his annual year-end news conference Friday that 2014 "can be a breakthrough year… Continue reading
Dec 20 Gwen's Take: Taking yes for an answer By Gwen Ifill It is apparently safe to use the word "compromise" again. Vladimir Putin is granting pardons to his enemies (it took a decade, but still). Nine U.S. senators this week dared to stray from the Republican fold to endorse a modest… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch What the budget deal means for Americans The bipartisan budget plan passed by Congress will avert another government shutdown, give the Pentagon some relief from automatic spending cuts and restore billions of dollars to domestic programs. Gwen Ifill talks to Lori Montgomery of The Washington Post about… Continue watching
Dec 19 L.A. Times report exposes favoritism in L.A. County Sheriff's Department Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca granted special treatment to friends and relatives of the police department in its hiring program, according to employment records and interviews gathered and reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. Continue reading
Dec 19 What we're watching Thursday In Putin's annual press conference, the Russian president said NSA surveillance is necessary but must have limits. He also criticized Western sanction on Iran as "counter-productive", denied Russia has mined Snowden for information, and reinforced Russia's commitment to supporting… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Wave of Congressional retirements open up opportunity for both parties Wave of Congressional retirements open up opportunity for both parties… Continue watching