Oct 01 Rahm Emanuel Bids Emotional Goodbye to White House It's now official. President Obama's chief of staff, the fiery former congressman Rahm Emanuel, has stepped down from his post. In an East Room ceremony, the president said Emanuel will be replaced by Pete Rouse, a long-time Obama… Continue reading
Oct 01 Listening to the Other Side I spent a day at the University of Vermont this week, getting up close and personal with my favorite people - the ones who like getting their news from PBS. In the back of my mind, I had hoped… Continue reading
Oct 01 President Obama's Change at the Top: Out Goes Rahm, In Comes Rouse President Obama and senior adviser Pete Rouse bump fists at the White House in April 2009. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. When President Obama takes to the East Room of the White House at 11:05… Continue reading
Sep 30 Calif. Candidate Whitman, Former Housekeeper Trade More Accusations SAN FRANCISCO | Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, can't seem to shake charges that she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant in her home as a housekeeper and nanny for nine years. In a second day… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Pelosi: Democrats Expect to Keep House Majority, 'Battle-Tested' for Campaign In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retain a majority in the House despite a hostile political environment and weighs in on the battle over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 30 Boehner: House Is in a 'State of Emergency,' Does Not Function The man who would become Speaker of the House -- should Republicans regain control of the arm of Congress -- said Thursday the institution is in a state of emergency. "The House finds itself in state of emergency," Boehner… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Congressional Leaders Take Parting Shots Before Departing for Campaign Trail As members of Congress adjourned late Wednesday for seven weeks to campaign for midterm elections, Republicans and some Democrats were at odds on whether to vote for a tax-cut extension. Kwame Holman looks at the last-minute scramble on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch News Wrap: Emanuel Plans to Leave White House for Chicago Mayoral Bid In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will step down to run for mayor of Chicago. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs would not confirm the move but praised his contributions. Continue watching
Sep 30 Pelosi: Middle Class' Future at Stake in Midterms, Democrats Proud of Record House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi spoke with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff Thursday about tax policy and the 2010 midterm elections. In this clip, Pelosi describes what she sees as the choice facing voters in the November elections. Her Democratic Party… Continue reading
Sep 30 Cornyn: GOP Congress Would Take Aim at Health Care, Financial Reform Bills If in 33 days American voters put Republicans back in power on Capitol Hill, the head of the Senate Republican campaign arm predicts his party will "pretty quickly" introduce bills to repeal two of President Obama's major legislative accomplishments… Continue reading