Jul 29 Watch Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid’s Next Moves Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Move… Continue watching
Jul 29 Boehner Bill Passes House, Focus Shifts to Senate Updated 8:30 p.m. ET with Senate vote House Republicans rallied enough conservatives Friday evening to pass House Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit bill after days of delay that put into question whether the speaker could secure votes in his caucus. The… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Senate Plots Next Moves on Debt Limit in Race to Avoid Default Senate Democrats vowed to stay in session around the clock to resolve the debt crisis on Friday. House Republicans modified their plan and President Obama appeals again for compromise. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the latest on the stalemate… Continue watching
Jul 29 How Will New Fuel Efficiency Rules Affect Consumers? President Obama, flanked on stage by executives from the country's leading automakers, announced new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks Friday that would double the current requirement to 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2025. The new rules… Continue reading
Jul 29 Senate Dems Slam New Boehner Plan, Ask McConnell for Help File photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Senate Democratic leaders angrily denounced House Speaker John Boehner's new debt-limit bill Friday, saying it was dead on arrival in the Senate, and called on Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to help… Continue reading
Jul 29 Boehner Bill May Be Revived in House Several House Republicans exiting a closed door meeting in the basement of the Capitol Friday morning said that House Speaker John Boehner was altering his debt-limit bill in a way that would allow it to pass, just hours after House… Continue reading
Jul 29 Debating the Debate: When Words Substitute for Action As Washington's debt ceiling debate approaches its deadline, those of us who watch and cover it anxiously await its drop-dead date. Or its do or die moment. Or, its my-way-or-the-highway climax. Skyrocketing interest rates. Huge tax hikes. Bottom lines. Continue reading
Jul 29 President Obama: ‘Plenty of Ways Out of This Mess’ EmbedVideo(1134, 482, 304); The morning after House Speaker John Boehner failed to secure enough support to hold a vote on his debt-limit plan in the House -- a measure that Senate Democrats and the White House had said… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch President Obama Urges Congress To Vote On ‘A Bill I Can Sign’ President Obama Urges Congress To Vote On 'A Bill I Can Sign'… Continue watching
Jul 29 Decision to Delay Debt Vote Produces Only Losers House Speaker John Boehner arrives at the Capitol on Friday morning. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Thursday night's decision by Republican leaders to scrap a vote to raise the debt ceiling dealt House Speaker John Boehner a stunning… Continue reading