Jan 06 Watch House Reads Constitution, Trims Budgets as GOP Targets Health Reform A busy second day of the 112th Congress began with a reading of the Constitution on the House floor. Though some Democrats joined in the reading, the parties sparred over the deficit with Democrats' asserting that budget-cut exemptions could add… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch News Wrap: Daley Named White House Chief of Staff; al-Sadr Back in Iraq In other news Thursday, William Daley, part of a Chicago political dynasty, was named White House chief of staff. Also, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who commanded a militia combating U.S. and Iraqi troops, returned to Iraq from four years of… Continue watching
Jan 06 Dueling Deficit Messages Mark Early Days of Congress Senate Democrats came out swinging Thursday against the new House Republican majority, claiming that proposed exemptions and tax cuts will increase the federal deficit. They say Republicans will be spending more than they are planning to cut, exactly what they… Continue reading
Jan 06 Judy Woodruff: Battles Brew Over the 14th Amendment While members of Congress took turns reading the Constitution out loud on the House floor Thursday -- a move initiated by the new Republican majority -- there's a serious battle just getting underway over one section of the… Continue reading
Jan 06 William Daley Named Obama's Next Chief of Staff Updated 2:50 p.m. | President Obama introduced William Daley as his new chief of staff Thursday, calling him an experienced public servant, devoted patriot and friend. Daley, a former Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton with Wall Street experience,… Continue reading
Jan 06 Members of Congress Read U.S. Constitution on House Floor Members of the new Congress devoted a portion of their second day of the new term to reading the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives. Read an annotated guide to the full… Continue reading
Jan 06 Reading of Constitution, Cutting Spending Mark Day 2 of New Congress Representatives convene Wednesday for the first day of the 112th Congress. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. A civics lesson will transpire before C-SPAN cameras at 10:30 a.m. Thursday as Republicans have scheduled a reading of… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Gibbs Exiting White House as More Staff Changes Expected for Obama Calling his years working with President Obama an "honor and a privilege," Robert Gibbs announced Wednesday that he will step down to become an outside adviser to the president. Judy Woodruff talks to Political Editor David Chalian about the latest… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Boehner: Partisan 'Scar Tissue' Can't Be Ignored in Congress The 112th Congress convened Wednesday with Republicans regaining the House majority and Ohio's John Boehner taking over as House speaker. Ray Suarez reports on the day's ceremony and previews the congressional battles ahead, then Jim Lehrer talks to historian Michael… Continue watching
Jan 05 Boehner Takes Gavel to Become Speaker of the House After two decades in Congress and a midterm election that saw his party regain control of the House, Ohio Republican John Boehner is now the 61st Speaker of the House of Representatives. Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks… Continue reading