Nov 21 Supercommittee Headed for Failure Two days before its Nov. 23 deadline, the congressional supercommittee tasked with creating a plan that would cut $1.2 trillion in the federal budget appears headed for failure. Though no announcement has been made, members of the 12-member, bipartisan committee… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Shields, Brooks on Supercommittee Gridlock, Cain’s Stumble Over Libya Shields and Brooks on Super Committee Gridlock, Cain's Stumble Over Libya… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch For Wisconsin Gov. Walker, Tables Turn as Unions Push Recall Effort The eyes of the nation were on the political firestorm in Wisconsin last winter when Republican Gov. Scott Walker took on the labor union representing the state's public employees. Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyburg explores how the tables have since… Continue watching
Nov 18 Liberal Economist Frank: Congress Will Be Guilty of ‘Gross Political Malpractice’ "Bob Frank and P.J. O'Rourke AGREE," Paul Solman tweeted recently, referring to the political differences of liberal economist Frank and conservative satirist O'Rourke. "Build the damn bridges. Now." Frank and O'Rourke recently partnered to author an opinion… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Supercommittee Talks Collapse? With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Super Committee Talks Collapse?… Continue watching
Nov 18 Gwen’s Take: a Little Q&A From the Road By Ray Suarez Not many people can boast of having traveled to Providence, R.I., Cleveland, Newark, Madison, Wis., St. Louis and Venice, Italy, within little more than a month. In every instance -- including the Italian trip, where I got to hang out… Continue reading
Nov 18 Gingrich’s Business Dealings Scrutinized By Terence Burlij Former House speaker Newt Gingrich. Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images. When Newt Gingrich was preparing to launch a run for the White House earlier this year, part of the delay was reportedly his need to unwind the financial entanglements from… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Amid Solyndra Turmoil, How Involved Should Government Be in Energy Research? Should the government help spur or back certain kinds of energy research? Jeffrey Brown discusses the political storm over the government's backing of the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra with Eileen Claussen of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Idaho Man Charged With Obama Assassination Attempt Led ‘Sort of a Troubled Life’ Gunshots that hit the White House on Friday evening eventually led to the arrest of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, a 21-year-old man from Idaho, on a charge of an attempted assassination of President Obama. Margret Warner discusses the developing story with… Continue watching
Nov 17 Chu Tells Lawmakers Solyndra Decisions Were Not Based on ‘Political Considerations’ Energy Secretary Steven Chu prepares to testify before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill Feb. 16, 2011. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a House panel Thursday that politics did not… Continue reading