Apr 25 Could 2011 Be the Spring of the Tea Parties' Discontent? Following historic Republican victories in the House and in state legislatures throughout the country in 2010, Tea Party supporters saw a new chance to rein in government at the national and state levels. Much of the attention about… Continue reading
Apr 25 GOP Gets Tough Break on Spring Recess Tulips bloom in front of the Capitol. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. When House Republicans voted on their 2012 budget the Friday before the congressional recess, there figured to be plenty of stories over the course of the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Shields and Brooks on Debt Ceilings, Dodgers Takeover and NHL Playoffs By Hari Sreenivasan In this week's Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, we discussed how the arguments over the U.S. debt ceiling don't seem to be disappearing. While Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has made… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Libyan Rebels Retake Key Building From Gadhafi's Forces In other news Friday, Libyan rebels took back a key building in Misrata after hours of urban battle with forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The port city has seen power shift back and forth in recent weeks. In Pakistan, U.S. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch For Syrians, a Sense of Collective Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform For Syrians, New Sense of Identity Emerges Amid Battle for Reform… Continue watching
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