Apr 29 Watch The Doubleheader: Oil Subsidies, Town Halls, Drafts and Playoffs Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss oil, budgets, NFL, and NBA with Hari Sreenivasan. Continue watching
Apr 29 The Doubleheader: Oil Subsidies, Town Halls, Drafts and Playoffs By Hari Sreenivasan As many as "two billion" viewers may watch tonight's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks. Though I do not have the finely tuned research apparatus of the British Cultural Affairs Minister to… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama vs. Trump, Security Team Shuffles Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch What Does Royal Wedding Mean for Role of Monarchy in Britain? Onlookers crowded London's streets and television viewers worldwide tuned into the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London Friday. Margaret Warner recaps the ceremony's significance with John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times. Continue watching
Apr 29 The Budget Battle: WWHD? (What Would Hayek Do?) AK? (And Keynes?) Cut taxes? Hike them? Cut government? Save the safety net? These economic questions are dominating debate in DC. So we thought we'd consult two of the greatest economists of all time: What would YOU do about today's budget deficit? Friedrich… Continue reading
Apr 29 This Week in Health Reform No Easy Homecoming Republicans have spent much of their two-week congressional recess fending off questions from voters about their new budget proposal, which includes a revamping of the Medicare system. Wisconsin Republican Representative Paul Ryan is the architect… Continue reading
Apr 29 The Budget Battle: WWHD? (What Would Hayek Do?) AK? (And Keynes?) Cut taxes? Hike them? Cut government? Save the safety net? These economic questions are dominating debate in DC. So we thought we'd consult two of the greatest economists of all time: What would YOU do about today's budget deficit?… Continue reading
Apr 29 Space Shuttle Endeavour To Launch No Earlier Than May 10 Updated May 9 4:30 p.m. EST After more than a week of delays, NASA managers have given the go ahead for a May 16 launch. Engineers have installed a new switchbox, new thermostats and new wiring. And while they haven't… Continue reading
Apr 29 Obama and Palin: The Script's the Same Imagine how proudly gratified I was this week to scroll through my Twitter feed and discover that Barack Obama and Sarah Palin have so much in common. On the day that Donald Trump was touring the New Hampshire seacoast… Continue reading
Apr 29 Clean-up Begins After Devastating Storms in the South By Lauren Knapp President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the damage brought by the… Continue reading