Jul 07 Obama, Congress Search for Grand Bargain on Debt Ceiling On Thursday, House and Senate leaders will meet with President Obama at the White House. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. At his news conference last week, President Obama called on members of Congress to "do something big" when… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Legendary Pitcher Clemens Faces Opening Day of Perjury Trial Jury selection began Wednesday in the federal perjury trial of former pitching star Roger Clemens. The record-setting major leaguer was charged with lying to Congress about the use of steroids and human growth hormones. Ray Suarez discusses the charges and… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch State of Disagreement: Divisions Grow in Minnesota Budget Battle Minnesota's government shutdown continued Wednesday as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers remained at a standstill over spending and taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses how the state's budget divide compares to the nation's with The Star Tribune's Rachel Stassen-Berger and… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but there was no sign Wednesday that lawmakers were close to reaching an agreement on the basic divide: tax hikes vs. spending cuts. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Twitter Town Hall Showcases Social Media’s Political Potential In a "Twitter town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The Brookings Institution's… Continue watching
Jul 06 President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters Soldiers in Afghanistan. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will begin sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide in combat zones, he announced Wednesday. The decision reverses a longstanding policy… Continue reading
Jul 06 Sparring Continues on Capitol Hill as Lawmakers Prepare to Meet with Obama Lawmakers are continuing to stake their claim on two very different solutions to the deficit problem as leaders from both parties in both chambers of Congress prepare to meet with President Obama to continue talks on extending the nation's debt… Continue reading
Jul 06 Amid All the Debate Over Debt, Where Does Job Growth Fit In? I came away from my interview with Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Tuesday's NewsHour still curious about the answer to this question: Why aren't employers hiring more people? Discussing the budget and debt ceiling showdown gripping… Continue reading
Jul 06 @BarackObama Responds to Jobs, Deficit Questions in First Twitter Town Hall @WhiteHouse President Obama tweets during a Twitter town hall meeting Wednesday at the White House as Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey watches; Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images In a live "Twitter town hall" meeting Wednesday, President Obama fielded tweeted questions… Continue reading
Jul 06 Obama to Host Twitter Town Hall The White House, @whitehouse, will host its first Twitter town hall. Wednesday, the medium is the message. Sure, President Obama may use his 2 p.m. ET Twitter event to move the ball rhetorically on the deficit talks, but… Continue reading