Feb 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Sequester Blame Game, Immigration Reform Shields and Brooks on Gun Legislation, Sequester, and Medicaid Expansion… Continue watching
Feb 22 Obama Seeks Support for Economic Policy From Prominent Black Leaders Photo courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov. President Obama met Thursday with leaders of the NAACP, the National Black Justice Coalition, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and other prominent social justice groups largely focused on the needs of African-Americans. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Transportation Secretary Warns Sequestration Would Disrupt Air Travel Transportation Secretary Warns Sequestration Would Disrupt Air Travel… Continue watching
Feb 22 Americans Support Range of Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence Editor's note | This post was updated at 5:52 p.m. to correct the language around New York's gun law as it pertains to magazines. A little more than a month after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Americans support range of proposals to reduce gun violence Christina Bellantoni chats with Colleen Barry at recent research indicating broad support for a range of proposals to prevent gun violence. Continue watching
Feb 22 Live Chat: How Foreign Countries' Gun Control Laws Compare to U.S. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., gun control policy has sparked constant debate. As gun control laws and policies continue to shift in America, so too are changes occurring abroad. To offer… Continue reading
Feb 22 President's Campaign Arm Making Gun Control Push By Christina Bellantoni Guns for sale. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. Even as a government spending crisis nears, President Obama and Vice President Biden have been working steadily on gun control measures, both in public and private. The president's newly revamped campaign arm,… Continue reading
Feb 22 From 'Abenomics' to North Korean Nukes, President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Have Much to Discuss By Larisa Epatko President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet at noon Friday at the White House. The two world leaders are embroiled in their own domestic economic issues, and just days before their visit, North Korea conducted another nuclear test. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Republican Governors Rethink Opposition to Medicaid Expansion Republican Governors Rethink Opposition to Medicaid Expansion… Continue watching
Feb 21 Gwen's Take: Inside the Supreme Court with Sonia Sotomayor By Gwen Ifill There are few places in Washington as grand as the Supreme Court. The staircases sweep, the marble columns soar, and the carved archways inside guide visitors down hushed hallways. The chamber itself, with its velvet drapes, elevated bench and rich… Continue reading