Dec 08 Full Scale White House Push Underway to Rally Support for Tax Cut Deal Continuing their full-scale push to build support for President Obama's tax and spending compromise, top White House officials went before a roomful of reporters this afternoon for an off-camera session to defend the plan. White House senior adviser David… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch DREAM Act's Merits, Drawbacks and Future Debated Congress is set to vote on the DREAM Act, which would give undocumented immigrants who enter the U.S. before the age of 16 a path to legal standing via college or military service. Judy Woodruff leads a debate between Angela… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Obama Steps Up Pressure on Tax Cuts Deal, Citing Economy's Needs After President Obama's announcement of a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits, some Democrats are threatening to filibuster the deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the latest round of volleys on Capitol Hill with Political Editor David Chalian. Continue watching
Dec 08 Grappling With Huge Deficit, California Turns to Veteran Governor An easy two-part political quiz: 1) which state voted against the national Republican political tide in every one of its major contested races in the midterm elections? And 2) Which state is facing a near-term budget shortfall of $25… Continue reading
Dec 08 Supreme Court Looks at Arizona Law Punishing Employers for Hiring Illegal Workers By Meghan Welsh On Wednesday the Supreme Court examines a case that centers around a 2007 Arizona law that punishes employers who knowingly hire workers illegally. The Legal Arizona Workers Act requires employers to verify the eligibility of new workers through… Continue reading
Dec 08 WikiLeaks' Supporters Strike Sites WikiLeaks' supporters are striking back at those hampering the controversial site. According to the New York Times: Targets included Mastercard.com, which stopped processing donations for WikiLeaks; Amazon.com, which revoked server space from the group; the online payment service… Continue reading
Dec 08 Haiti Election Protests Grow, Airport Closes Protesters run by burning tires on the street on Dec. 8, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images) Protesters reportedly set fire to the headquarters of Haiti's ruling political party Wednesday, and thousands took to the streets, forcing the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Mideast Peace Talks Stall, Adm. Mullen Criticizes China Over North Korea Children of Israeli settlers walk past the site for housing units in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said talks with Israel had hit a major roadblock because of… Continue reading
Dec 08 Opposition to Tax Cut Deal Forms Unusual Alliances on Capitol Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Sanders has threatened to filibuster the deal on extending Bush-era tax cuts. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. The tax cut deal reached by President Obama and congressional… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Supreme Court Reviews Controversial Arizona Law on Illegal Workers The Supreme Court weighed the constitutionality of a controversial Arizona immigration law that penalizes employers who hire illegal workers. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal walks through Wednesday's arguments and the legal issues at play. Continue watching