May 12 Watch Tax Breaks for Oil Companies: Good for Business or Unfair Advantage? Lawmakers targeted the oil industry's tax breaks and profits in budget debates Thursday. Judy Woodruff discusses the debate over tax breaks for oil production and other rules with The Energy Program at Public Citizen's Tyson Slocum and The American Petroleum… Continue watching
May 12 Watch McConnell Optimistic on Spending Deal That Will ‘Astonish the American People’ In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discusses what's next for budget talks and other spending issues. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Obama, Congress Work on Recipe to Reduce National Debt President Obama met with top lawmakers again Thursday, to continue working on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit. Ray Suarez reports on the battle lines being drawn by both parties, from spending cuts to new taxes. Continue watching
May 12 McConnell Rules Out Tax Increases In Debt Limit Deal Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was upbeat Thursday after he and other Republican senators met with President Obama at the White House to discuss the conditions under which Congress will vote on increasing the country's debt limit, but repeated… Continue reading
May 12 For Romney, a Health Care Conundrum Likely 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to make a speech about health care. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a tough assignment Thursday when he takes the stage at… Continue reading
May 11 Watch GOP 2012 Field Taking Shape With Gingrich Bid Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich launched his official bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday. Can he re-introduce himself to the electorate? Jim Lehrer discuss the news with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian. Continue watching
May 11 Will Wisconsin’s Recall Elections Hold Clues to 2012? By Dante Chinni With the 2012 presidential race in early stages and the political press looking for clues about the mood of the electorate, politics in Wisconsin has become a national story. The battles between new Republican Gov. Scott Walker, Democrats and the… Continue reading
May 11 How Will Gingrich’s Political Past Determine His Future? Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is set to announce that he will run for president. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. He may have left public office in the '90s, but Newt Gingrich will announce Wednesday that he's running… Continue reading
May 10 Watch Nearly 8 Years After the ‘Orange Revolution,’ Ukraine Runs Into Reversals Special correspondent Kira Kay explores lessons being learned about fulfilling the promises of the 2004 revolution in Ukraine. It's part of a partnership with the Bureau for International Reporting. Continue watching
May 10 Watch Debt Debate Heats Up in Washington as Borrowing Limit Looms With the federal government set to hit its legal limit on borrowing in less than a week, House Speaker John Boehner outlined new debt ceiling negotiation terms. Kwame Holman reports on the politics of the debate. Continue watching