Nov 20 NATO Dispatch: Cautionary Thoughts on the Summit President Obama at press conference in Portugal (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) LISBON, Portugal | White House aides are touting this NATO summit trip as a huge win for President Obama. And so is he. "We've just concluded an incredibly… Continue reading
Nov 19 Senate OKs $4.6 Billion Bill for American Indians, Black Farmers Late Friday afternoon in an almost empty U.S. Capitol, the Senate passed by a voice vote approximately $4.6 billion in payments for black farmers and American Indian tribes who claimed discrimination by the federal government. Included was a $1.25… Continue reading
Nov 19 Oakland Mayor-Elect Quan Vows to Take City Back, Block-by-Block DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4591qfc4', 'W_ReresKWqc', '29'); In an interview with the NewsHour's Spencer Michels in Oakland's Diamond neighborhood, Oakland Mayor-elect Jean Quan outlines how she wants to revitalize the city. OAKLAND, Calif. | During the mayoral campaign in Oakland, cynics wondered… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Oakland Election System Allows Mayoral Runner-Up to Make a Surprise Win Jean Quan may have come in second place in the Oakland mayoral race, but she ended up taking out first-place finisher Don Perata thanks to an election system called ranked-choice voting. Spencer Michels has the story. Continue watching
Nov 19 Secession in ... Belgium? Imagine if the leaders of the Confederacy had appeared on South Carolina Public Television in late 1860 to lay out plans for seceding from the Union and attacking Fort Sumpter. A peaceful version of that scenario may be playing out… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Shields and Brooks on Realities of Spending Cuts, Obama's Need for a 'Win' Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top headlines including the realities of dealing with the federal deficit and earmarks, debate over passing the New START treaty and how Obama shouldn't come back… Continue watching
Nov 19 Waters Trial Date Cancelled by Ethics Committee After Recommending Censure for Rangel The House Ethics Committee has canceled the Nov. 29 trial date scheduled for California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters, citing "the discovery of materials that may have had an effect" on the ethics investigation subcommittee's work. The committee had… Continue reading
Nov 19 Great Expectations: The New Congress Comes to Town Newly elected freshman members of the upcoming 112th Congress pose for a class photo on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty. Why are we surprised when campaign trail promises or high-minded mission statements collide with… Continue reading
Nov 19 Republicans, Democrats Gearing Up for Showdown on Tax Cuts "The main thing we've learned is that we're united in recognizing that we have to protect the middle class," Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday after the Democrats' caucus meeting. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. Democratic leaders announced… Continue reading
Nov 18 Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The House Ethics Committee has recommended, by a vote of 9-1, that Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., be censured by the House of Representatives. The decision marks the end of an almost two-year investigation into… Continue reading