Oct 14 Senate leaders still searching for a deal By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid leaves the Capitol building Sunday. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images There have been a lot of clocks to watch lately. Monday marks day 14 of a partial government shutdown. The Treasury Department will exhaust its… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Sens. Reid, McConnell both 'optimistic' shutdown deal can be reached Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., expressed optimism that a deal on the shutdown would be reached by the end of the week. However, it remained unclear how House Republicans would receive any… Continue watching
Oct 13 Would a third major party ease Congressional gridlock? .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%; } For the past 10 years,… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 4:18 Would a third major party ease Congressional gridlock? Do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job representing the American people or is a third major party needed? According to Gallup, the percentage of people saying a third party is needed has hit an all-time high. Nathan… Continue watching
Oct 13 How will the debt ceiling deadline play out? .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%; } For more on the shutdown… Continue reading
Oct 12 Will Congress allow a government default? By News Desk The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? EmbedVideo(7702); Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Will Congress allow a government default? By PBS News Hour The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues thwarting negotiations and… Continue watching
Oct 11 Shields and Brooks on shutdown's 'tectonic' effect for Republicans .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%; } Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and… Continue reading
Oct 11 Obama 'receptive' to GOP framework for solving government budget issues EmbedVideo(7698); After a meeting at the White House, Senate Republicans began work on a bipartisan plan to temporarily lift the debt ceiling and fund the government, while House GOP members updated their proposal. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports… Continue reading
Oct 11 Will Peace Prize attention pressure Syria to fulfill its chemical arms obligations? EmbedVideo(7714); The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its work to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The group has gained attention recently for its assignment to destroy Syria's… Continue reading