Nov 11 Watch Delaware’s Chris Coons: ‘All Options on the Table’ for Deficit Cuts As part of the NewsHour's series of conversations with newly-elected lawmakers, Judy Woodruff talks to Delaware's Senator-elect, Democrat Chris Coons. Continue watching
Nov 11 Fiscal Commission Report Ignites New Debate Over Tackling Debt So now maybe we'll find out who's serious about attacking the federal debt. With the proposal released Wednesday by the heads of the bipartisan commission appointed by President Obama to look at ways to tackle the nation's looming… Continue reading
Nov 11 Pew Study: Public Less Excited About 2010 GOP Gains Compared to Midterms Past A new study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that the public is less satisfied with the outcome of the 2010 midterm election when compared to public sentiment after the Congressional power… Continue reading
Nov 11 Both Sides Unhappy with Debt Commission’s Proposals National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairmen Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Voters sent a clear message in this month's midterm elections: They want their elected officials to do something… Continue reading
Nov 10 Fiscal Commission Proposes Big Cuts, Tax Reform to Reduce U.S. Debt By Chris Amico The Fiscal Commission charged with charting a path toward a balanced federal budget released a draft report Wednesday, calling for cuts… Continue reading
Nov 10 A Look at Cigarette Warnings Around the World By Lea Winerman The Food and Drug Administration unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages and ads on Wednesday. The new labels will be much bigger and more graphic than what U.S. consumers are used to seeing: They'll cover half of the… Continue reading
Nov 10 RNC Chairman Michael Steele Faces Opposition to Second Term RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. That didn't take long. A week after Republicans were swept to power in the House of Representatives and in statehouses across the country, party insiders are beginning to fret… Continue reading
Nov 10 Obama Lauds Indonesia’s Democracy, Lands in Seoul for G20 Summit Wrapping up his brief stop in the nation he once lived in as a boy, President Obama delivered a speech in which he held Indonesia up as a model for other nations. President Obama told the crowd… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Bush Releases Memoir: ‘He Knows the Historians Are Coming’ In his new memoir "Decision Points," former President George W. Bush explains some of the tough decisions he made while in office, including how he dealt with 9/11, the lack of weapons of mass destruction and Hurricane Katrina. Historians Michael… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Obama’s Indonesia Visit Stirs Memories for Boyhood Acquaintances President Obama made good on an earlier promise to return to Indonesia, revisiting the country where he spent several years as a child. GlobalPost visited his old neighborhood and spoke with some of his grade-school classmates and acquaintances about the… Continue watching