Mar 03 Watch AFL-CIO's Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees. Continue watching
Mar 03 Iowa GOP Chair Strawn Defends State's No. 1 Spot in Presidential Campaign Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn visited Capitol Hill Monday to defend his state's perch as the very first place to vote for a candidate to run against President Obama in 2012, highlighting the power the Iowa caucuses have in… Continue reading
Mar 03 Obama, Calderon Assess Drug War, Economy and a '21st Century Border' In a news conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama praised a "new era of respect, cooperation and partnership between our two countries," pointing to the "strong bond between our two societies." For more coverage: As… Continue reading
Mar 03 Florida Judge Declines to Halt Health Reform Implementation A Florida judge on Tuesday refused to order the government to stop implementing the health care reform law, handing the Obama administration at least a temporary victory in the ongoing legal battle over reform. U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson… Continue reading
Mar 03 Gingrich Ready to 'Test the Waters' By Terence Burlij Newt Gingrich is entering the "exploratory phase" of a 2012 presidential bid. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Updated: 3:00 p.m. ET Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced Thursday he had launched a website to explore a possible presidential bid. Gingrich… Continue reading
Mar 02 Obama's Foreclosure Program Slammed Anew for Ineffectiveness Two years after it was launched with far more ambitious goals, the Obama administration's main program to prevent foreclosures came under fire in Congress Wednesday while the Treasury Department received a final barrage of criticism from the departing inspector… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch Supreme Court Rules for Controversial Funeral Protesters in Free Speech Case The nation's high court ruled 8-1 to uphold the free speech rights of a controversial group of religious protesters known for anti-gay rhetoric at military funerals. Judy Woodruff talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about the implications… Continue watching
Mar 02 Medicare Fraud Is 'Incredibly Easy,' Congress Hears Aghaegbune "Ike" Odelugo fraudulently billed Medicare for nearly $10 million worth of medical equipment between 2005 and 2008. On Wednesday, a repentant Odelugo spoke before a congressional subcommittee about how simple it was to commit his crime -- and… Continue reading
Mar 02 After Senate Passes Spending Measure, New Countdown Begins Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center to discuss spending cuts. (Tom Williams/Roll Call) The Senate moved swiftly to pass the House's two-week spending measure… Continue reading
Mar 02 Pain at the Pump Across Patchwork Nation As protesters march throughout the Middle East, forcing regime changes, they have set the oil markets into a panic. On Feb. 1, crude oil futures were trading at just under $75 a barrel. By Feb. 28, they were trading… Continue reading