Dec 07 WikiLeaks' Assange Arrested in London; Iran Nuclear Talks Conclude Wikileaks founder Julian Assange during a news conference at the Geneva Press Club on Nov. 4, 2010. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Julian Assange, the 39-year-old Australian and founder of the WikiLeaks web site, was arrested by Scotland… Continue reading
Dec 07 Obama Heralds Compromise Over Tax Cuts Despite Democrats' Unhappiness President Barack Obama announces the deal to extend expiring tax cuts for two years. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/Pool-Getty Images. Vice President Joe Biden has the unenviable task Tuesday of going before his former Democratic colleagues in the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Obama Unveils Tax Cut Compromise President Obama announced late Monday the "framework" for a compromise deal that would extend existing tax cuts at all income levels for two years and extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed for 13 months. You can read the… Continue reading
Dec 06 Jimmy Carter on Nuclear War Worries, Obama's Approach to Congress Ray Suarez sat down with former President Jimmy Carter last week at a forum sponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program to talk about his latest book, the current political climate, the Afghan war and other topics. In… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Jimmy Carter Calls Congressional Republicans 'Completely Irresponsible' Former President Jimmy Carter speaks with Ray Suarez about his new book "White House Diary," written from the daily journal that he kept as president. Continue watching
Dec 06 WikiLeaks Confronts More Legal, Funding and Hacker Challenges In the week since WikiLeaks began releasing a trove of diplomatic cables, the site has been attacked by hackers and senators, been kicked off Amazon's cloud-hosting… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Same-Sex Marriage Case Plays Out on Live TV in Federal Court Lawyers on both sides of the ongoing legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban made their cases in a rare televised hearing Monday in federal court in San Francisco. Jeffrey Brown walks through arguments on both sides and what's to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch Democrat vs. Democrat: Liberal Divisions Emerge Over Tax Cuts As lawmakers search for possible bipartisan agreement on Bush-era tax cuts, some Democrats are asking if the price of compromise is too high. For more on what is turning into a bitter divide among liberals, Gwen Ifill speaks with Jane… Continue watching
Dec 06 On the NewsHour Monday: Tax Cuts, Prop 8, Iran Talks, The Carter Diaries TAX CUTS | Lawmakers and the Obama administration searched for a compromise aimed at extending Bush-era tax cuts and jobless benefits. The deal-making is propelling a bigger debate withing the Democratic Party. Gwen Ifill will talk to analysts for more. Continue reading
Dec 06 Political Checklist: Tough Tax Debate for Dems DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s45edqff1', 'ssE7IK2Tq2k', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill evaluate the new political realities in Washington as Democrats in the lame duck Congress appear ready to concede on a major issue: repeal of the… Continue reading