Nov 14 President Meets the Press to Sell Plan for Higher Taxes By Christina Bellantoni AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the White House on Tuesday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is scheduled to step in front of… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch News Wrap: Rep. Nancy Pelosi Will Retain Role as House Minority Leader In other news Wednesday, Rep. Nancy Pelosi announced she would run again for the position of House Minority Leader, with Democrats backing her leadership. Also, word broke that former CIA director David Petraeus will testify about the attacks on the… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Progressive Groups Weigh In on President Obama's Plans to Prevent Sequestration Progressive Groups Weigh In on President Obama's Plans to Prevent Sequestration… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Investigated as Part of Petraeus Affair Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Investigated as Part of Petraeus Scandal… Continue watching
Nov 13 Congress Returns With Hefty To-Do List Lawmakers return to work Tuesday. File photo by Tom WIlliams/CQ Roll Call. Congress officially gets back to work Tuesday with a host of big challenges ahead. Working out a solution on the expiring George W. Bush-era tax cuts… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Should Lawmakers and White House Have Been Warned of Petraeus Investigation? When the Petraeus news hit, congressional leaders bemoaned not being notified beforehand. Gwen Ifill talks to Jane Harman, former ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and former Justice Department official Matthew Miller about when and if Congress and the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Veterans Face Uphill Battle for Benefits When Field Records Are Lost, Destroyed Veterans Face Uphill Battle for Benefits When Field Records Are Lost, Destroyed… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift? Does States' Ratification of Same-Sex Marriage Signify Lasting Cultural Shift?… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch As Details Emerge on Petraeus Affair, Fallout May Echo Far Beyond Resignation As Details Emerge on Petraeus Affair, Fallout May Echo Far Beyond Resignation… Continue watching