Sep 13 Watch Chances for Tax Cut Compromise Appear to Dwindle For a few hours Sunday, it appeared there might be compromise on whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone except Americans making over $250,000. But House Minority Leader John Boehner later insisted that cuts should remain across the… Continue watching
Sep 13 The Big Tax Debate ... That's Going Nowhere? By David Chalian The NewsHour's Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian take a look at the stories making headlines in Washington and beyond on this week's Political Checklist, including the recent back-and-forth between House Minority Leader John Boehner and the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Despite Fiscal Concerns, Cultural Issues Still Resonate in Evangelical Epicenters By Dante Chinni The discussion about Islam in America has grown more heated - and ugly - in recent weeks, but the debate is not the same in every community. In some places the talk is concrete - there are diverse populations and… Continue reading
Sep 13 Monday: Abdulmutallab Due in Court; U.N. Nuclear Head Criticizes Iran Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines international flight on Christmas Day is returning to court Monday, following reports that his lawyers have talked to prosecutors several times about a… Continue reading
Sep 13 The Boehner-Gibbs Sideshow On Sunday, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he would support renewing tax cuts for the middle class. File photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call via Getty Images. As is often the case in politics, there's the storyline being pushed… Continue reading
Sep 10 Shields and Brooks: Obama, Boehner, Qurans and College Football By Hari Sreenivasan Not wanting to tread too heavily on what syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks will discuss on the PBS NewsHour broadcast Friday, we focused in on the president's recent attacks on House Minority leader… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Shields and Brooks Examine 'Islamaphobia,' Obama's Midterm Tax Cut Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top political stories, including recent anti-Muslim rhetoric in the U.S. and the debate over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Obama Says Economic Recovery 'Not There Yet' In his first formal news conference since May, President Obama fielded questions on the economy, midterm elections and recent religious tensions. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Sep 10 News and Politics in the Age of GPS Like many of you, I have become slightly addicted to the voice embedded in my dashboard that tells me where and how to drive my car. If I miss an exit, it grows silent for a moment before calmly advising… Continue reading
Sep 10 Obama: Economy Growing Again, but Progress 'Painfully Slow' By News Desk President Obama said Friday at a nationally televised news conference that economic progress has been "painfully slow," but investments in business, education and technology will help make America more competitive in the global economy. "While the economy is growing again...the… Continue reading