Jul 22 Watch News Wrap: Rangel Faces Ethics Charges In other news Thursday, Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York will face multiple ethics charges before a House ethics panel, stemming from financial, tax and real estate dealings. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Dispute Over Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Heads to Court The State of Arizona faced off against the U.S. Justice Department in court Thursday over the controversial immigration law set to go into effect next week. Ray Suarez discusses the legal dispute with two law professors, one a critic of… Continue watching
Jul 21 Boehner Says Tea Party Activists Are 'Tip of the Iceberg' By Elizabeth Summers Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann did not ask House Minority Leader John Boehner for permission before launching her new Tea Party Caucus, which met for the first time Wednesday. In a luncheon sponsored by the Christian… Continue reading
Jul 21 Part II: Greek Prime Minister Talks Debt Crisis, World Economy By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Paul Solman is reporting from Greece this week about the country's financial crisis. Above, watch the second half of his interview with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about how Greece is handling the crisis. He also talks… Continue reading
Jul 21 President Obama Signs Wall Street Reform Into Law By Murrey Jacobson After nearly two years, tens of millions of dollars in lobbying, and fierce battles between Democrats, Wall Street and banks, President Barack Obama enacted a major overhaul Wednesday of regulations covering the financial sector. It's often been called… Continue reading
Jul 21 Congressional Tea Party Caucus Debut Message: We Are Not Racist Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to the media as Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., listens after the first meeting of the newly formed Tea Party Caucus Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images CAPITOL HILL | Twenty-four members… Continue reading
Jul 21 Wednesday: Obama to Sign Financial Reform; New Sanctions on N. Korea President Barack Obama is expected Wednesday to sign a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations. "In an ironic touch," notes the Associated Press, President Obama will sign the bill in downtown Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building, named after… Continue reading
Jul 21 The Morning Line: Wall Street Reform to Become Law By David Chalian Three months after his first major bill signing of the year with health care legislation, President Obama will drum up the fanfare again as he puts pen(s) to paper to sign Wall Street reform into law. (Presumably, Vice President Biden… Continue reading
Jul 20 Lockerbie Bomber's Release Dominates Cameron Visit With Obama By Sarah Sullivan British leader David Cameron, who made his first visit as prime minister to Washington this week, used his time at the White House to discuss Afghanistan, the economy and prospects for Middle East peace. But at a news conference with… Continue reading