Jan 28 Watch Haiti's Preval Striving for Normalcy Amid Chaos Since the collapse of the National Palace in the Jan. 12 earthquake, the Haitian leadership has been without a home. In an interview with Ray Suarez, the nation's president, Rene Preval, talks about his efforts to return a sense of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch As Obama Resets Message, Success May Hinge on Economy In his first State of the Union, President Obama said he plans to focus his second year in office on jobs, and renewed his call for more civility in Washington. Judy Woodruff leads a panel of experts about what the… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch State of the Union: Part Two Watch part two of President Barack Obama's 2010 State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 27 One Speech, Three Audiences This will not be the first time that we have seen an address delivered by President Obama described as the most critical speech of his campaign/presidency/life. But this State of the Union address may actually deserve that title, if only… Continue reading
Jan 27 Fed Votes to Hold Interest Rates Near Zero The Federal Reserve, as expected, announced Wednesday it will keep interest rates near zero "for an extended period" to help support an uneven economic recovery. Sounding a somewhat upbeat tone, the Fed said "that economic recovery has continued… Continue reading
Jan 27 Ahead of Big Speech, A Look at How Obama's Approval Rating Is Faring By Hari Sreenivasan President Obama's overall approval rating has slipped over the first year of his presidency. However, on the cusp of his first State of the Union address, it's his fellow Democrats who probably need to worry more about how voters view… Continue reading
Jan 27 Geithner Faces Tough Questioning Over AIG On Capitol Hill to testify at a House committee hearing about his role in the bailout of AIG, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended government actions to rescue the insurance giant as "in the best interests of the American people," but… Continue reading
Jan 27 Wednesday's Headline: Obama to Focus on Economy in State of the Union President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to a nation and Congress that have become increasingly frustrated and concerned with the foundering economy and health care reform. In his speech, scheduled for 9… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch State of the Union Comes at Crucial Moment for Obama Presidency With his poll numbers dipping, President Obama will look to use his first State of the Union address to reset the debate over his top priorities. Gwen Ifill speaks with White House adviser David Axelrod about the speech. Continue watching