Apr 15 Watch The Doublehader: Gamesmanship, Sportsmanship Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the recent budget battles and the NBA playoffs. Continue watching
Apr 15 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Gamesmanship, Sportsmanship By Hari Sreenivasan After a spring hiatus, Mark Shields and David Brooks are back under the same roof and swung by before Friday's program for a new Doubleheader. When talking about the sport of politics this week, we discussed the gamesmanship that both… Continue reading
Apr 15 The Bully Pulpit Advantage: Budgets, Deficits and 2012 A few weeks ago, I mused in this space about why anyone would want to be president. This week, I had an epiphany. And so did Rep. Paul Ryan. To understand this, it helps to be a student of… Continue reading
Apr 15 House Passes Ryan 2012 Budget Proposal A united House Republican conference voted overwhelmingly to pass budget Chairman Paul Ryan's sweeping budget plan that would cut $5.8 trillion in spending over the next ten years, lowering corporate tax rates and transforming Medicare into a voucher system for… Continue reading
Apr 15 Democratic Maneuvering Exposes House GOP Budget Divide Republicans averted an embarrassing loss on their preferred budget proposal Friday after Democrats employed a procedural tactic hoping to expose divisions between House conservatives and their leaders. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday morning that he expected "a resounding… Continue reading
Apr 15 Vote on Ryan Budget Sets Stage for 2012 House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a copy of his budget proposal "The Path to Prosperity." Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. If you weren't paying close attention this week, you may have missed it. But make no… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Lincoln Assassination Film ‘The Conspirator’ Raises Timely Justice Questions Ray Suarez reports on a new film profiling Mary Surratt, the sole woman implicated in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the questions raised about the use of military commission trials, both then and now. He is joined by… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Krugman on Obama Deficit Plan: ‘Not Perfect,’ More Plausible Than GOP’s A week after Rep. Paul Ryan released the Republican 2012 budget blueprint, President Obama offered his plan for reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. Jeffrey Brown discusses the competing visions with Princeton University's Paul Krugman and the… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Bipartisan Budget Deal Clears Congress; House Takes Up GOP’s 2012 Plan On Thursday, the House and Senate approved the bipartisan budget compromise to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. The House then turned its attention to the budget for next year, specifically the Republican plan. Congressional… Continue watching
Apr 14 House, Senate Pass Bipartisan Budget Deal to Fund Government Update 6:10 p.m. ET | The Senate passed the budget bill late Thursday afternoon, sending the legislation to President Obama's desk for a signature. The 81-19 vote ensures the government will remain funded for the rest of the fiscal year,… Continue reading