Jun 30 Watch White House Chief of Staff Daley: U.S. Default ‘Will Not Happen’ Daley: U.S. Default 'Will Not Happen'… Continue watching
Jun 30 New Counterterrorism Plan Too Narrow, Some Analysts Say By Larisa Epatko One day after the White House released its counterterrorism strategy to conquer al-Qaida and its partners, the Defense Department announced the death of a leader of the Haqqani terrorist network. Continue reading
Jun 30 Colbert on Campaign Finance: ‘I Am a Super PAC and So Can You’ The Federal Election Commission told comedian Stephen Colbert Thursday that he can use his television program's resources to support his political action committee -- known as a Super PAC -- but some major expenses must be disclosed. The faux newsman… Continue reading
Jun 30 Doctors Tell Congress How to Rein in Prescription Drug Abuse More than 125 physicians descended on Capitol Hill this week to demand some relief in their fight against prescription drug addiction. With nearly 30,000 Americans dying from overdose last year - roughly half from prescription drugs - they say it's… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Colbert Praises FEC Decision on His ‘Super PAC’ Colbert Praises FEC Decision on His 'Super PAC'… Continue watching
Jun 30 Obama Tells Congress to ‘Get it Done,’ but Will Lawmakers Listen? President Obama holds a news conference Wednesday at the White House. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The view down Pennsylvania Avenue from the U.S. Capitol to the White House might seem a bit longer than normal Thursday following… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch News Wrap: Greece Endorses New Austerity Measures Amid More Rioting In other news Wednesday, lawmakers in Greece endorsed new austerity measures in the face of chaos in the streets of Athens. The package of $40 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes is designed to win a second bailout from… Continue watching
Jun 29 Health Reform Law’s Supporters Encouraged by Appeals Court Ruling By Maureen Hoch In the legal saga playing out over the health reform law, the Obama administration picked up a victory Wednesday: For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled on the case and voted 2-1 that the measure is constitutional. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Debt Battle Growing More Urgent, but GOP, Democrats Not Budging Yet At a White House news conference Wednesday, President Obama insisted that congressional leaders put everything on the table, including spending, benefits programs and tax increases, in order to reach a debt limit deal. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing negotiations with Sens. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Brazen Attack on Kabul Hotel Raises New Questions on Afghan Security Tuesday night's spectacular Taliban attack on a landmark Kabul hotel popular with Westerners shook any semblance of calm in the Afghan capital. Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable joins Margaret Warner from Kabul for an update on the attack and the… Continue watching