Jun 29 Health Reform Law's Supporters Encouraged by Appeals Court Ruling By Maureen Hoch In the legal saga playing out over the health reform law, the Obama administration picked up a victory Wednesday: For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled on the case and voted 2-1 that the measure is constitutional. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Debt Battle Growing More Urgent, but GOP, Democrats Not Budging Yet At a White House news conference Wednesday, President Obama insisted that congressional leaders put everything on the table, including spending, benefits programs and tax increases, in order to reach a debt limit deal. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing negotiations with Sens. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Brazen Attack on Kabul Hotel Raises New Questions on Afghan Security Tuesday night's spectacular Taliban attack on a landmark Kabul hotel popular with Westerners shook any semblance of calm in the Afghan capital. Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable joins Margaret Warner from Kabul for an update on the attack and the… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Vietnam's 'Haunting' of Post-War Presidents Explored in New Book 'Haunting Legacy' Details Vietnam War's Hold on Politics… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Obama: Congress Must 'Get it Done' on Debt Limit Obama: Congress Must 'Get it Done' on Debt Limit… Continue watching
Jun 29 NewsHour Connect: The End of Collective Bargaining in Wisconsin By Lauren Knapp Wisconsin's controversial new collective bargaining law takes effect on Wednesday. The law severely diminishes state employee's collective bargaining rights and enacts what is essentially an 8 percent cut in pay for state workers. Salaries are not being directly cut, but… Continue reading
Jun 29 California Voters Ask: What Happened to Our State? A remarkable thing happened in California this past weekend. Voters who are Democrats, Republicans and everything in between came together to talk about how to get their state government back on track. Notably, there was little yelling -- mostly they… Continue reading
Jun 29 Obama: Congress Must 'Get it Done' on Debt Limit EmbedVideo(884, 482, 304); Updated 1:58 p.m. ET | In his first news conference in three months, President Obama addressed the impending Aug. 2 debt limit and questions about military engagement in Libya and Afghanistan. On the issue… Continue reading
Jun 29 President Obama to Hold News Conference Amid Debt Ceiling Talks President Obama held his last news conference in March. Photo by Pete Souza/White House. Watch President Obama's News Conference Live at 11:30 a.m. ET The last time President Obama held a major news conference, a devastating earthquake… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Roberts Court Wraps up Term, Leaving Significant Conservative Mark Roberts Court Begins to Leave Its Legal Mark… Continue watching