Jul 13 Watch Despite Intensifying Pressures on Debt Ceiling, Deal Still Elusive At a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a stark picture of what a national default would mean and underscored the urgency of a debt-ceiling deal between the White House and congressional leaders. Judy Woodruff reports on… Continue watching
Jul 13 Woodruff: Young Entrepreneurs Pursue Opportunity in a Tough Economy You often hear it said these days that there's no way the "next" generation will have it as good as their parents did. In fact, public opinion surveys have been showing since as long ago as 2005, well before the… Continue reading
Jul 13 California Prisoners, Politicians Ponder Impact of Supreme Court Ruling By Spencer Michels California Men's Colony; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/javan Prisoners probably pay more attention to the news - at least some of the news -than many of the rest of us. They have a lot of time on their hands. Continue reading
Jul 13 President Obama Hauls In $86 Million President Obama has raised quite a bit of money over the last three months. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. He may have to fight sky high unemployment, persistent economic pessimism and an energized political opposition to win… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Remembering Betty Ford, Who Broke the Mold for First Lady's Role One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford, died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 93. Gwen Ifill introduces an excerpt of a documentary that examined the life, work, struggles and advocacy of… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch What Happens if Lawmakers Don't Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal by Deadline? Debt-ceiling negotiations crept along Tuesday as both sides agreed on the need for action, but not on the fundamentals of a deal. Gwen Ifill discusses the specifics of what would happen if negotiators don't reach an agreement by the Aug. Continue watching
Jul 12 McConnell Presents Plan to Put Debt Limit Hike Burden on Obama Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., laid out a surprise alternative in the debt limit negotiations Tuesday that would essentially leave it up to President Obama to raise the debt ceiling and allow Republicans to vote against the increase. Continue reading
Jul 12 House Republican Leaders Hold Ground on Taxes House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP Whip Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., address the media on November 3, 2010. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images. House Republican leaders showed Tuesday that they weren't keen on President Obama's invitation to compromise… Continue reading
Jul 12 Smacking Into the Debt Ceiling: the Day-by-Day Consequences Daily U.S. Government Income and Expenditures: Use the slide bar to see how Treasury's cash deficit is projected to grow if the debt ceiling is reached, starting with Aug. 3. Mouse over the red points to see the running… Continue reading
Jul 12 Clock Is Ticking on Debt Agreement White House Chief of Staff William Daley, Press Secretary Jay Carney, adviser David Plouffe and Communications Director Daniel Pfeiffer listen to President Obama during Monday's news conference at the White House. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Television networks… Continue reading