Jul 19 In Wisconsin's Bars, Coffee Shops and Bowling Alleys, Little Mention of Recalls Voters in Wisconsin are headed to the polls Tuesday for the second time in a week as part of another spate of recall elections. These three are for state Senate seats held by Democrats. And on Aug. 9, there… Continue reading
Jul 19 Conservative Groups Pressure GOP to Oppose McConnell-Reid Debt Plan Several conservative groups oppose the debt ceiling plan proposed by Sens. Harry Reid, left, and Mitch McConnell. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Just as the McConnell-Reid backup plan on the debt ceiling is gaining steam in the Senate… Continue reading
Jul 19 Murdochs, Rebekah Brooks Deny Knowledge of Phone Hacking News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch and his son James, along with former executive Rebekah Brooks, appeared before members of Britain's parliament Tuesday to answer questions about the phone hacking scandal and whether or not they had knowledge of illegal activity. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the… Continue watching
Jul 18 Political Checklist: Voting on a Debt Plan That Can't Pass EmbedVideo(1038, 482, 304); NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian asks Senior Correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill why House Republicans are voting for their "cut, cap and balance" deficit reduction plan if they know it has no chance to… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Political Checklist: Voting on a Debt Plan That Can't Pass David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff talk about the Republican debt reduction plan… Continue watching
Jul 18 Congress Set for Show Votes on Debt House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, listens to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., during a news conference at the Capitol last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The United States Congress will once again become a Kabuki theater… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch The Doubleheader: Debt Ceiling Drama and the Roger Clemens Mistrial Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the debt ceiling and Roger Clemens… Continue watching