Apr 19 Watch Should Courts or EPA Regulate Greenhouse Gases? The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday stemming from a 2004 lawsuit over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Gwen Ifill speaks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle about the case, the arguments… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Declining Polls, Negative Treasury Rating Cast Shadow Over Obama Budget Message President Obama traveled to northern Virginia on Tuesday for the first of a weeklong series of town-hall meetings aimed at building support for his budget plan. The stop comes as two new polls revealed declining support for his presidency and… Continue watching
Apr 19 Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted as a ‘Public Health Crisis’ The Obama administration launched a major campaign Tuesday to combat prescription drug abuse, which it says is the nation's fastest growing drug problem. The program, announced at a press conference in Washington, aims to reduce abuse rates of some… Continue reading
Apr 19 As the GOP Chases Public Sector Unions, Small Towns Feel a Pinch From Wisconsin to Ohio to Indiana, the new Republican powers in statehouses have made clear that one of their chief targets is public sector unions. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker fought for and eventually won passage of a… Continue reading
Apr 19 Poll Numbers, Credit Rating Complicate President Obama’s Mission on Deficit President Obama poses with the Air Force Academy football team during the Commander in Chief's Trophy presentation Monday at the White House. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. It's days like Tuesday when President Obama might be thinking, "Can't… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Can U.S., NATO Avoid a Humanitarian Crisis in Libya? Libya Stalemate Leaves Many Civilians in Need of Aid… Continue watching
Apr 18 President Obama Hits the Road to Sell Deficit Reduction Plan President Obama has called for reducing the deficit by cutting spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama put forward a plan last week to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch U.S. Faces Difficult Balancing Act Amid Uprisings in Arab World Why Does U.S. Having Varying Responses to Mid-East Unrest?… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch News Wrap: Obama Says Afghanistan Troop Drawdown Not a ‘Token Gesture’ News Wrap: Obama Outlines Afghan War Drawdown Plan… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Shields, Brooks on ‘Flexible’ U.S. Policy in Middle East, Deficit Plans Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's political news. Continue watching