Aug 10 Rangel Demands Hearing Date From Ethics Panel in Lengthy Floor Speech Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., used a House rule to allow himself an hour of uninterrupted time to speak on the floor. Rangel has been formally charged by the House ethics committee with 13 counts of breaking House rules related… Continue reading
Aug 10 The Fed and a Sputtering Economy: What to Do Next? Updated 2:30 p.m. EST The Fed said Tuesday that it will buy some government debt in order to help push down long term rates on mortgages and spur recovery. The Fed says economic growth will be "more modest" than it… Continue reading
Aug 10 Former Sen. Ted Stevens Killed in Alaska Plane Crash Update 5:18 p.m. | Michael Carey, a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News who has appeared on the NewsHour several times to discuss Alaska politics, offered this assessment of Stevens' career: Stevens was not… Continue reading
Aug 10 Tuesday: Federal Reserve Meets, Weighs Options; Afghan Civilian Deaths Rising As the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday to decide on interest rate and monetary policy, U.S. investors will be waiting for possible action by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who most believe is thinking of ways to jumpstart the economy. Continue reading
Aug 10 The Morning Line: Recess Is Over That was fast. The House of Representatives concluded its work for the summer nearly two weeks ago and members thought they wouldn't have to be back in Washington until September 14. With a universe of nearly 60 highly competitive House… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Embattled Rangel Tells Colleagues 'Don't Leave Me Swinging in the Wind' Political Editor David Chalian analyzes embattled New York Democrat Charles Rangel's unusual and emotional self-defense Tuesday on the House floor. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Democrats: $26 Billion Bill Spared Thousands of Teacher, Service Jobs The House of Representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare August session. Democrats say it will save 300,000 jobs, but Republicans object to the way that it will be funded -- partially by raising taxes on U.S. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Colorado Contests: Dan Balz Handicaps Competitive Primaries As voters cast ballots in Colorado's primary, politics-watchers will be keeping an eye out for signs of what might be to come in November's midterm elections. Gwen Ifill speaks with Dan Balz, national political reporter for The Washington Post, about… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Rwandans Wait to See if Election Will Bring Healing or Division A heavy voter turnout in Rwanda was reported Monday at the second presidential election after the 1994 genocide. Special correspondent Kira Kay of the Bureau for International Reporting has more. Continue watching
Aug 09 What Killed Obama's Energy Bill Plans? Lawmakers have declared the chances of getting a major energy bill through this Congress all but dead. But the prospects for getting legislation addressing the problems of rising greenhouse gases actually began fading weeks ago. Continue reading