Jul 09 President Obama Asks Congress to Extend Middle Class Tax Cut Updated 12:30 p.m. ET | President Obama on Monday asked Congress to extend the tax cut for the 98 percent of American families who make less than $250,000 a year and to debate taxing the wealthy later. Mr. Obama said… Continue reading
Jul 09 President Obama Set to Renew Battle Over Bush Tax Cuts By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of President Obama listen to him speak at a campaign event last week in Pittsburgh. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Three days after a third consecutive disappointing jobs report, President Obama intends to shift his attention Monday to the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Brooks, Dionne on Dismal Jobs Report, Romney's Health Care Message Brooks, Dionne on Dismal Jobs Report, Romney's Health Care Message… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Weak Job Numbers Put Recovery in Doubt Employers added just 80,000 jobs in June, well below the numbers some economists had predicted and a clear sign the economic recovery is still faltering. Ray Suarez speaks with supporters of both presidential campaigns to hear why they believe the… Continue watching
Jul 06 Romney Rakes in Campaign Cash as Health Care Battle Rages On By Christina Bellantoni Supporters listen to President Obama speak at a campaign event Thursday in Maumee, Ohio. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Mitt Romney, the $100 million dollar man. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee and the Republican National Committee are expected to announce… Continue reading
Jul 05 Gwen's Take: Our Messy Liberties, Then and Now John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence On the Fourth of July, I poured a cup of coffee and started my day reading the Declaration of Independence at my kitchen table. Out loud. You should try it. It's one… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Arguments Brew at State Level Over Medicaid Expansion Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser takes a closer look at the arguments over Medicaid expansion and the states that want to opt out rather than take federal money. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Campaigns Duel Over Calling Health Care Mandate a 'Tax' In the days since the Supreme Court upheld President Obama's health care law, a debate has grown louder, particularly in the presidential campaigns, over whether the mandate in the health care overhaul is a tax. National Journal correspondent Major Garrett… Continue watching
Jul 05 Could Current Medicaid Recipients Lose Coverage From Supreme Court Ruling? By Betty Ann Bowser Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, our Health Unit takes a look at what's becoming a controversial part of the federal health care reform law: the expansion of Medicaid to cover up to 17 million uninsured adults. While the individual mandate… Continue reading
Jul 05 How the Medicaid Expansion Could Impact Your State By Jason Kane It was a seemingly simple concept. The United States would inch closer to universal health care by expanding the Medicaid program to about 17 million low-income people. The federal government would pick up 100 percent of the tab for the… Continue reading