Apr 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Public's View of Libya Efforts, Debate on Entitlements Shields, Brooks on Public's View on Libya, Debate on Entitlements… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch The Doubleheader: Debt Ceilings, Dodgers and the NHL Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the debt ceiling debate and the Los Angeles Dodgers… Continue watching
Apr 22 Confidence, Conviction and Campaign 2012 By Gwen Ifill I once covered a politician who was a very certain man. He remained convinced throughout his public career that he knew best - certainly better than any naysayer, political opponent or reporter. His certainty got things done, but you had… Continue reading
Apr 22 Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken? By Paul Solman A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn't seem like either 'political gamesmanship' or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national… Continue reading
Apr 22 Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken? A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn't seem like either 'political gamesmanship' or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national debt has… Continue reading
Apr 22 Sen. Ensign Resigns Amid Ethics Probe Sen. John Ensign is being investigated for his handling of an affair with a former political aide. File photo by Getty Images. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is resigning from his seat in order to avoid further investigation and… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Obama vs. Ryan Plans: What Medicare Costs Are Saved, Shifted? Controlling mounting Medicare costs has become a central flash point in the budget deficit battle. Judy Woodruff discusses the brewing Medicare debate with Gail Wilensky, a former Medicare oversight official in the first Bush administration, and Chris Jennings, a former… Continue watching
Apr 21 Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans? By Paul Solman Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country, selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted… Continue reading
Apr 21 Budget Showdown: What's In the Obama and Ryan Plans? By Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: This week President Obama has been crisscrossing the country selling his budget plan to the American people. Meanwhile, Republican Representative Paul Ryan has been pitching his budget proposal to constituents in Wisconsin. We wanted to take… Continue reading
Apr 21 New Poll on Libya Offers Warning Sign to President Obama President Obama speaks at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco Wednesday. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. It was just a little more than three weeks ago that President Obama delivered his nationally televised address explaining to the… Continue reading