Nov 15 Gwen's Take: The art of the kicked can By Gwen Ifill The coin of the realm in Washington, D.C., is delay. Can't agree on whether to raise the debt ceiling? Put it off. Unable to pass a budget to keep the government open? Put a patch on it. Impossible to stop… Continue reading
Nov 15 Obama's health care mea culpa By Terence Burlij In an hour-long press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama says his administration "fumbled the rollout" of his signature health care law. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama entered the White House briefing room Thursday needing to accomplish… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch ATF head Jones reflects on agency's outdated technology, system vulnerabilities ATF head Jones reflects on agency's outdated technology, system vulnerabilities… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Fed nominee Yellen defends stimulus efforts before Senate committee Fed nominee Yellen defends stimulus efforts before Senate committee… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch House members debate Obama's proposed fix to insurance cancellations House members debate Obama's proposed fix to insurance cancellations… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Obama moves to allow Americans to extend canceled health plans Obama moves to allow Americans to extend canceled health plans… Continue watching
Nov 14 ATF Director Todd Jones says agency inhibited by fear mongering over a national gun registry .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco… Continue reading
Nov 14 Judge rules Google Books as 'fair use' Photo by Getty Images Google's goal to make millions of books searchable online won a major battle Thursday when a federal judge ruled that the web giant's efforts fell within the bounds of U.S. copyright… Continue reading
Nov 14 Heads you're mayor, tails you're not Idaho state quarter Photo by Wikipedia user Kermitmorningstar Close elections for political office have come down to runoffs, recounts and even a Supreme Court decision. Thursday night in the state of Idaho, one will be decided by… Continue reading
Nov 14 In reversal, Obama to allow canceled health plans .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Obama announced changes to… Continue reading