Dec 16 Watch GOP Insistence on Pipeline Provision Could Derail Spending Bill The House passed a $1 trillion spending bill Friday to fund much of the government through next September and avoid a federal shutdown this weekend, but both parties remain split over how to extend a payroll tax cut. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face 'Significant' Fraud, Lying Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officials with misleading investors about risky loans. Judy Woodruff discusses how the alleged wrongdoings may have contributed to the mortgage meltdown with Edward Pinto of the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Hate Washington? Join The Club Welcome to my hometown. There are few places in the world that people hate so much, yet expend such extraordinary effort trying to get to. Myself, I find much to love about Washington. The monuments are pretty. The green… Continue reading
Dec 16 Gingrich, Romney on the Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus By Terence Burlij The seven Republican presidential contenders debated Thursday in Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Film, Music Industries Battle Leading Internet Companies Over Online Piracy U.S. film, TV and music producers are taking aim at leading Internet companies for allowing Web users to easily search and access pirated media. Jeffrey Brown explores options for policing pirated media with the Open Internet Coalition's Markham Erickson and… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Members of Congress 'Seem Unable to Help Themselves' in Face of Disapproval Thursday was a day of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and bargaining in Congress, as party leaders moved to avert a government shutdown and possibly end the impasse over extending a payroll tax cut. Judy Woodruff discusses the Senate's progress and Congress' sagging… Continue watching
Dec 15 Poll Finds Young People Skeptical of Obama's Re-election Prospects President Obama speaks at a campaign rally at Ohio State University in October, 2010. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. A Harvard University poll released Thursday has potentially bad news for President Obama's hopes of re-election. A plurality of Americans… Continue reading
Dec 15 Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference about extending the payroll tax cut. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch How Will New Voter Registration Laws Affect 2012 Election? Millions of potential voters may not be able to cast votes in 2012 after a dozen states put new restrictions in place this year. Gwen Ifill discusses the impact the new restrictions could have on the upcoming elections with New… Continue watching
Dec 14 Romney: Gingrich an 'Extraordinarily Unreliable' Conservative By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks in Iowa. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Mitt Romney is turning what has been one of his biggest political liabilities -- lingering doubts about his consistency on key issues -- into a line of attack on his… Continue reading