Aug 02 Watch Live: Obama to Make Statement at 12:15 p.m. ET Updated 3 p.m. ET: Here's video of the president's Rose Garden statement, courtesy of the AP: Updated 12:25 p.m. ET: The president's statement has been slightly delayed due to the vote in the Senate. Stay tuned. Posted… Continue reading
Aug 02 Majority of Americans See 'Ridiculous' Process in Washington Rep. John Boehner is surrounded by reporters at the Capitol after the House voted to raise the debt ceiling. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner got his votes. He passed a debt limit increase… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch From Left and Right, Opposition to Debt Deal Remains As the Senate prepares to take up a compromise bill to raise the national debt ceiling, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are noting their opposition to the compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the opposing arguments with Reps. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch White House Demands Revenues in Next Steps of Deficit Battle The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by President Obama and congressional leaders over the weekend passed the House late Monday and is set for a Senate vote midday on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the deal and the ongoing debate in Washington… Continue watching
Aug 01 House Votes to Raise Debt Limit, Bill Headed to Senate Updated 7:49 p.m. ET | The House of Representatives passed a measure Monday evening to increase the U.S. debt ceiling by a vote of 269-161. The bill now heads to the Senate, which will likely vote on it Tuesday, which… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Inside Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Cartel LA Times writer Richard Marosi describes his reporting on the Sinaloa drug cartel. Continue watching
Aug 01 With Debt Ceiling Agreement In Place, Can Leaders Find Enough Votes? It's a new morning in Washington as Congress prepares to vote on extending the debt limit while cutting spending. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. If members of Congress from both parties and in both chambers follow their leaders,… Continue reading
Jul 31 President Obama Announces Debt Deal 9:25 p.m. ET | President Obama announced Sunday evening that he had reached an agreement with party leaders in Congress that will cut the deficit, raise the debt ceiling and create a bipartisan, bicameral committee of members of… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 'The President Is a Sick Man' Details Secret Surgery of President Cleveland When President Grover Cleveland underwent secret cancer surgery in 1893 the public was kept in the dark for weeks while he recuperated and for decades to follow. Ray Suarez discusses the history with author, Matthew Algeo, who details the happenings… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Moves Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Move… Continue watching