Jan 07 Obama Set to Name Hagel, Brennan to Top Positions President Obama walks with daughter Malia ahead of first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha at the White House on Sunday after returning from vacation in Hawaii. Photo by Dennis Brack/Getty Images. And we're back. With a battle… Continue reading
Jan 04 Shields and Brooks on Sandy Relief, Fighting Irish By Hari Sreenivasan Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join us for the first Doubleheader of 2013. This week's topics are the politics behind the delay in the vote on relief funds for the victims of… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on New Year's Predictions, Budget Fights, Chuck Hagel Shields and Brooks on New Year's Predictions, Budget Fights, Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
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Jan 04 Watch Firestorm of Criticism for Cabinet Nominee Front-Runner Chuck Hagel Firestorm of Criticism for Cabinet Nominee Front-Runner Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Last Jobs Report of 2012 Shows Slow Growth, Looming Economic Uncertainty Last Jobs Report Shows Slow Growth but Economic Concerns Growing in Next Months… Continue watching
Jan 04 Taxpayers Say 'Cliff' Deal Doesn't Go Far Enough to Boost Economy, Reduce Debt EmbedVideo(5387, 514, 320); After a protracted battle that culminated in dramatic votes in the wee hours of New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the White House and Congress finally agreed upon a deal that kept the country… Continue reading
Jan 04 Barack Obama Officially Elected President: An Electoral College Primer The U.S. Congress certified the presidential election Friday by counting Electoral Votes, part of a long procedural tradition with few quirks and moderate excitement. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Taxpayers react to fiscal cliff deal Taxpayers react to fiscal cliff deal. Continue watching
Jan 04 U.S. Debt Ceiling: Costs and Consequences Photo of U.S. Capitol by Flickr user UlisesJorge via Creative Commons. By Jonathan Masters, online writer/editor for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The U.S. Treasury has borrowed trillions of dollars over the past decade, much of it from… Continue reading