Mar 05 Parties Look to Budget Battles with Sequestration a Reality By Christina Bellantoni President Barack Obama met with his Cabinet at the White House Monday. The president and Congress remain locked in stalled budget negotiations as the effect of the sequestration begin to impact the U.S. economy. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images With… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch President Obama Nominates Candidates for Energy and Environmental Team President Obama Nominates Three Candidates for Energy and Environmental Team… Continue watching
Mar 04 This Week on the Hill President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders gathered on Wednesday to unveil a new statue of Rosa Parks. Photo by Alyssa Gourd/NewsHour. As members of Congress return to Washington amid post-sequester uncertainty, we pause to reflect on some of the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Obama, Boehner Look Ahead to Next Budget Deadline House Speaker John Boehner departs from the White House following a meeting with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Friday.The House is expected to vote Thursday on legislation to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. Continue reading
Mar 01 Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with the politics of sports and the sport of politics. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I tackle March Madness allegiances, the Oscar picks from last week (that… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Cusp of Sequester, Voting Rights Act at Supreme Court Shields and Brooks on the Cusp of Sequester, Voting Rights Act at Supreme Court… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Detroit Faces State Takeover After Governor Declares Fiscal Emergency Detroit Faces State Takeover After Governor Declares Fiscal Emergency… Continue watching
Mar 01 Sequester Spotlight: Virginia's Military Region The self-imposed March 1 deadline to broker a deal to avert across-the-board budget cuts in discretionary spending known as sequestration has passed and lawmakers have left town for the weekend. NewsHour is talking with our public media partner stations… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Assessing Impact of Sequester Cuts at Local and Federal Levels Assessing Impact of Sequester Cuts at Local and Federal Levels… Continue watching