Apr 12 Shields and Brooks Debate McConnell's 'Watergate,' Love and Politics By Christina Bellantoni // Mark Shields and David Brooks pondered political sex scandals in the Doubleheader Friday. If it's in the name of love, is it less offensive? As I filled in for Hari Sreenivasan, we started with the "sport of politics"… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Budget, Senate Gun Fight, Margaret Thatcher Shields and Brooks on Obama's Budget, Senate Gun Fight, Margaret Thatcher… Continue watching
Apr 12 How Is the Sequester Affecting the Arts? By Tom LeGro With the government sequestration now a fact of life, we've been looking on the program at how cuts are affecting or might affect various sectors. Jeffrey Brown looks at the arts and arts organizations with a leading advocate, Robert Lynch,… Continue reading
Apr 12 Social Security Advocate: Obama's Budget Is 'Bad Policy. Bad Politics.' The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare rallied at the White House on April 9, 2013, to protest a provision of the president's budget proposal. Max Richtman stood in the bright sunshine steps from the… Continue reading
Apr 12 Odd Couple or Old Friends? OFA Steps into Fair Elections Obama for America volunteers work in Colorado on a 2011 day of action. Obama for America has been restarted as Organizing for Action. Photo by Flickr user Barack Obama. It's house party time in New York. Supporters… Continue reading
Apr 12 With Procedural Hurdle Cleared, Senate Begins Gun Debate Gary Lampert of National Armory gun store in Pompano Beach, Fla., helps Cristiana Verro choose a firearm. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Gun control advocates hailed Thursday's Senate vote allowing debate to move forward on a sweeping package… Continue reading
Apr 12 Gwen's Take: Seeing Eye-To-Eye For a Change Washington lives in its moments. I got to sit in the East Room of the White House this week for the taping of an "In Performance at the White House" concert on Memphis Soul that will air on… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch How Will President Obama's Budget Impact Medicare, Social Security? How Will President Obama's Budget Impact Medicare, Social Security?… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Senate Blocks Attempt to Prevent Debate on Gun Legislation With families of the Newtown shooting victims looking on, Congress moved closer to coming up with a comprehensive bill for reducing gun violence. The Senate blocked an attempt to prevent debate on the subject. Judy Woodruff reports on what measures… Continue watching