Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Challenges GOP to Cooperate In other news Tuesday, President Obama issued another challenge to Republicans in Congress to cooperate on a host of issues, and also warned Iran over its nuclear program. Continue watching
Feb 08 Pa. Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77 Nineteen-term U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania died Monday, according to a statement from his office. Murtha had been in intensive care in a Washington-area hospital after suffering from an infection following gallbladder surgery. He was 77. The… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Obama Looks to Bipartisan Summit to Revive Health Reform From left to right, the national political scene was buzzing on Monday. Developments included President Obama's latest appeal for bipartisanship and Sarah Palin's latest turn on the national stage. Gwen Ifill talks to the Hotline's Amy Walter for insight. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania Dies at 77 In other news Monday, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., died at the age of 77, and the nation's capital and much of the Mid-Atlantic remained snowbound in the wake of a weekend blizzard. Continue watching
Feb 05 Shields and Brooks: Growing Federal Deficit a Political Hot Potato By Hari Sreenivasan Just like one of the December visits to The Rundown by Mark Shields and David Brooks, the Mid-Atlantic again finds itself in the crosshairs of a massive winter storm. In the latest installment of The Rundown with Mark and… Continue reading
Feb 05 Health Care Costs Rise as Reform Remains in Standstill As health care reform legislation remains stalled in Congress and Democrats negotiate behind the scenes to try to find a way forward, supporters and opponents of the bills remain committed to their positions. And Thursday's news of rising health… Continue reading
Feb 05 Top Republican on House Energy Committee: CO2 Is Not a Pollutant By Judy Woodruff As part of a series of conversations on President Obama's energy agenda and the climate change legislation circulating in Congress, I spoke this week from an opponent of the House bill that would set a cap on carbon emissions. I… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Power Shift in Congress Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top stories of the past week, including a new power dynamic in the Senate, and efforts to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Continue watching
Feb 04 Bangkok Dispatch: Thailand's Political Transformation For all its much noted nightlife, Bangkok seems to be a city of many early risers. In the pre-dawn hours, street vendors begin hauling out the carts that will dispense breakfast, lunch and dinner -- soups, stir-fried vegetables, noodles,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Thursday's Headlines: Brown Swearing In Early; More Problems for Toyota Democrats will officially lose their 60-vote majority in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., will be sworn into office a week earlier than expected. Senate Democrats held that position for much of the last year. "Once… Continue reading