Jan 20 Watch Brown's Senate Victory Endangers Democrats' Agenda Democrats are scrambling after Republican Scott Brown upset the Democratic attorney general for the remainder of Ted Kennedy's Senate term. For more on the implications in Washington and the Bay State, Gwen Ifill is joined by the Hotline's Amy Walter,… Continue watching
Jan 19 Brown Stuns Democrats With Projected Victory in Mass. Senate Race Republican state Sen. Scott Brown will become the next U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, a stunning outcome that could cause major problems for President Obama's push to enact health care reform legislation. The Associated Press projected Tuesday night that Brown… Continue reading
Jan 19 Polls Close in Pivotal Mass. Special Senate Election Polls across Massachusetts closed at 8 p.m. EST tonight in the special U.S. Senate election that few people expected to be much of a contest. Republican state Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic state Attorney General Martha Coakley now await the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Pelosi: Health Reform Talks 'On Track' as Democrats Eye Mass. Race House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that negotiations between House and Senate Democratic leaders over health care reform are still "on course," even as nervous Democrats await the result of a special election in Massachusetts that could deny them… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Viewing Obama from his Ancestral Kenya One year into the Obama presidency, Tristan McConnell of the international news Web site Global Post looks at mixed feelings toward Barack Obama in Kenya, where his father was born. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch One Year In, a Closer Look at the Obama Presidency As the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama's Inauguration arrives, Jeffrey Brown speaks with a panel of experts about how the president has performed so far in the Oval Office and the challenges that remain ahead. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch News Wrap: Mass. Votes to Fill Senate Seat Long Held by Kennedys In other news, the vacant Senate seat in Massachusetts was up for grabs on Tuesday, and in Afghanistan, two U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in the south. Continue watching
Jan 18 State of the Union Set for Jan. 27 The White House announced Monday evening that President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 9:00 pm EST. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says the speech… Continue reading
Jan 18 Democrats Consider Backup Plan for Health Reform as Mass. Race Remains Tight Over the past week, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have been negotiating a compromise health care reform bill they hope can pass both chambers of Congress. But if Republican Scott Brown beats Democrat Martha Coakley… Continue reading
Jan 18 Obama Appears in Ad for Coakley as Mass. Senate Race Draws to a Close President Obama has taken to the stump to help save state Attorney General Martha Coakley's Massachusetts Senate campaign, which could have a significant impact on his signature domestic issue - health care reform legislation. President Obama rallied Coakley… Continue reading