Apr 13 Geithner Speaks to the NewsHour EmbedVideo(347, 482, 304); Also on Wednesday's broadcast, Paul Solman looks at what the "debt ceiling" means, Ray Suarez examines the economic and personal impact of rising gas prices, Gwen Ifill has an update on the standoff in Libya,… Continue reading
Apr 13 What Gets Cut? A Look Into Winners and Losers of the Budget Deal Congressional leaders and the White House averted a government shutdown Friday evening by agreeing to cut almost $40 billion in federal spending on non-entitlement and non-defense projects from current levels. This was a rare move for Congress, which rarely… Continue reading
Apr 13 Obama to Unveil 'Grand Bargain' on Deficit and Debt Reduction President Obama is set to give a major speech on his plan to address the nation's deficits and debt. Photo by Shawn Thew/Pool via Bloomberg. When President Obama takes the stage at George Washington University at 1:35 p.m. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Budget Deal Cuts Target EPA, Homeland Security, But Education Spared Budget Deal Cuts Target EPA and Homeland Security, Spares Education… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Probes Deadly Friendly Fire Drone Attack in Afghanistan In other news Tuesday, the U.S. is investigating a drone attack that reportedly killed a U.S. Marine and a Navy medic in Helmand province. Military officials said the troops were mistaken for militants. Meanwhile, Libyan rebels and Moammar Gadhafi's forces… Continue watching
Apr 12 New Initiative Aims to Reduce Medical Errors, Accidents Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that her department will spend $1 billion dollars on a new program designed to cut down on medical mistakes, preventable injuries and infections in American hospitals. The new program, called… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Civil War Enthusiasts Reenact the Opening Shots of the War Civil War enthusiasts repeated the opening shots of the war at Fort Sumter. Continue watching
Apr 12 Around the Nation: 150 Years After the American Civil War Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. The military battle between the North and South began when Confederate soldiers fired at the Union-held Fort Sumter, off the shore of Charleston, S.C. See… Continue reading
Apr 12 The Civil War: Between the Battles Click here to view the photo essay "The Civil War: Between the Battles." There is an old combat adage that states, "War is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror." It's a saying that… Continue reading
Apr 12 House Republicans Release Details of Last-Minute Budget Deal House Republicans have released details of the budget deal agreed to late Friday that averted a government shutdown and set spending levels for the rest of fiscal year 2011. As the NewsHour's Terence Burlij wrote in Tuesday's… Continue reading