Jul 25 Obama, Boehner Address the Nation About Debt Talks President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation Monday night regarding the state of the debt-ceiling negotiations as the Aug. 2 deadline to reach a deal looms a little more than a week away. Read President Obama's… Continue reading
Jul 25 White House Backs Reid’s Deficit Plan, Boehner Pushes 2-Step Option Updated 5:33 p.m. ET - Reporting from Capitol Hill |House Speaker John Boehner, surrounded by House Republican leaders, unveiled Monday the GOP proposal to raise the debt limit in two steps -- once now and once this winter --… Continue reading
Jul 25 Should You Stash Cash if the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Lifted? By Paul Solman Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and President Barack Obama wait before a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House July 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to negotiate increasing the debt ceiling in order to avoid defaulting… Continue reading
Jul 25 Should You Stash Cash if the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Lifted? By Paul Solman Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and President Barack Obama wait before a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House July 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to negotiate increasing the debt ceiling in order to avoid defaulting… Continue reading
Jul 25 Accused Norway Gunman in Court as Country Mourns After Killing Spree By News Desk Norwegians observe a minute's silence in Bergen on Monday for the victims of Friday's attacks that left 93 dead. Photo by Marit Hommedal/AFP/Getty Images. Updated 11:30 a.m. ET Police in Norway have lowered the number of people killed in Friday's… Continue reading
Jul 25 No Debt Deal in Sight as Leaders Propose Rival Plans House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, arrives at the Capitol on Sunday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Congressional leaders and President Obama aren't closer to a deal on raising the debt limit Monday morning after talks collapsed late Friday… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Shields and Brooks: After Debt Talks ‘Meltdown,’ What’s the Path Forward? Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the week's developments in the debt-ceiling debate, including the latest breakdown in talks between the White House and congressional Republicans, plus the "Gang of Six" plan and a… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Boehner: Obama ‘Moved the Goal Posts’ on Debt-Ceiling Deal Boehner: Obama 'Moved the Goal Posts' on Debt-Ceiling Deal… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch The Doubleheader: Debt Limits and NFL Lockouts Mark Shields, David Brooks and Hari Sreenivasan talk debt ceiling and the NFL lockout… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Boehner Calls Off Debt Talks; Obama: ‘We Have Run Out of Time’ Boehner Calls Off Debt Talks; Obama: 'We Have Run Out of Time'… Continue watching