Jul 06 @BarackObama Responds to Jobs, Deficit Questions in First Twitter Town Hall @WhiteHouse President Obama tweets during a Twitter town hall meeting Wednesday at the White House as Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey watches; Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images In a live "Twitter town hall" meeting Wednesday, President Obama fielded tweeted questions… Continue reading
Jul 06 Obama to Host Twitter Town Hall The White House, @whitehouse, will host its first Twitter town hall. Wednesday, the medium is the message. Sure, President Obama may use his 2 p.m. ET Twitter event to move the ball rhetorically on the deficit talks, but… Continue reading
Jul 06 Somali Terror Suspect in U.S. Court, 9 Feared Dead in Afghanistan Plane Crash By News Desk A Somali man, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, appeared in a New York City courtroom, months after he was detained in the Gulf of Aden on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities. He faces charges of aiding al Qaida -- specifically… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Chavez's Health Fuels Political Power Struggle in Venezuela Celebrations erupted Monday in Caracas as news spread that President Hugo Chavez had returned to Venezuela after receiving cancer treatment in Cuba. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's recent political struggles with Moises Naim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Sen. Cornyn to Obama: Take Tax Increases Off the Table Cornyn to Obama: Take Tax Hikes Off The Table in Debt Negotiations… Continue watching
Jul 05 Medicare Coverage of Pricey Cancer Drugs Sparks 'Rationing' Debate Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images. As health care costs play an ever-increasing role in Washington's budget drama, Medicare officials announced last week they will continue to pay for two extremely expensive cancer treatments despite lingering questions about… Continue reading
Jul 05 Political Checklist: Congressional Debt Deadlock EmbedVideo(923, 482, 304); In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian tells Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about viewing the 4th of July fireworks from the White House -- and the upcoming… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress… Continue watching
Jul 05 Fireworks May Not Be Over as Congress Gets Back to Work on Debt Fireworks light up the sky behind the U.S. Capitol building on July 4. Photo by Eva HambachAFP/Getty Images. The debt/deficit problem facing the country didn't go away over the Fourth of July holiday. As Aaron Sorkin's fictional President… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on journalist working overseas. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Continue watching