Dec 01 Per Tradition, Gridlock Continues in Washington Did anyone think the November 2nd midterm elections were a cry for lawmakers in Washington to begin to work together, for heaven's sake? If so, you may want to stop reading here. Because gridlock, and the disagreement over what Americans… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Lame-Duck Congress: Legislative Logjam or Bipartisan Turnaround? Capitol Hill lawmakers spent Wednesday behind various closed doors, working on the fate of key issues in the lame-duck session such as tax cuts, jobless benefits and the New START treaty. Gwen Ifill gets insight about what can be accomplished… Continue watching
Dec 01 The Morning Line: Fiscal Commission Set to Unveil Plan, Delay Vote Wednesday was supposed to be the day that the members of President Obama's fiscal commission released its plan to rein in the country's debt and deficits and voted on it. The first part will still happen Wednesday, according… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch U.S. Demand Hampering Efforts to Combat Drug Cartels in Mexico Margaret Warner speaks with Nicholas Casey of The Wall Street Journal about how American demand for illegal drugs is stifling efforts by the Mexican government to combat cartels and end the bloody drug war. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Axelrod: White House Digs in on Tax Cuts for Rich, But 'Strides Made' With GOP President Obama and Republican leaders met Tuesday in an effort to foster bipartisanship after the midterm elections handed the GOP control of the House. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting with presidential senior adviser David Axelrod, who said the White House… Continue watching
Nov 30 Turkish FM on WikiLeaks: 'We Don't Take These Observations Seriously' Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before a bilateral meeting on Nov. 29. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) "Do I look like a dangerous man?" Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with a… Continue reading
Nov 30 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Presents Little Risk, Study Finds Repealing the 17-year-old law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military would do little harm to unit cohesion and troop morale, a year-long Defense Department study found. The report states: Based on all we… Continue reading
Nov 30 Carter: 'Serious Doubts' on Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Former President Carter told Ray Suarez in an interview airing soon on the NewsHour that he has "serious doubts" that the U.S. will prevail in Afghanistan under the current set of goals. Continue reading
Nov 30 President Obama 'Encouraged' After Meeting With GOP Leaders President Obama called his morning huddle with GOP leaders, including incoming House Speaker John Boehner, a "productive meeting" but cautioned that "none of this is going to be easy" as he prepared for a Republican-dominated House of Representatives in… Continue reading
Nov 30 Mexico Dispatch: A Town in the Heart of Narco Country, Pretending It Isn't BADIRAGUATO, Sinaloa, Mexico | The radio on the bus from Culiacan to Badiraguato was turned up full blast, playing "narco-corridos," popular songs with lyrics that spin tales of the drug trade. A few of the passengers were singing along, but… Continue reading