Jan 14 U.S. Pledges $100 Million for Haiti Quake Relief By Quinn Bowman President Obama spoke in the diplomatic room of the White House for the second time in as many days Thursday to address the U.S. government's ongoing response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti this week. He announced that U.S. Continue reading
Jan 14 Obama Proposes Tax on Biggest Banks to Recoup Bailout Funds UPDATE - 2:05 P.M.: In his remarks this morning announcing the proposed tax on the nation's biggest banks, President Obama said he wants to "recover every single dime the American people are owed." He went on: "We're already hearing a… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch News Wrap: Deal Reached on Taxing 'Cadillac' Plans In other news, President Obama and union leaders reached an agreement on taxing high-cost health care plans, and a suicide bomber killed 20 people in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Jan 13 Obama: U.S. Coordinating Swift Response to Haitian Earthquake By Quinn Bowman President Barack Obama pledged this morning that the United States would offer a rapid response to help Haiti dig out from the "especially cruel and incomprehensible" 7.0 earthquake that shook the Caribbean nation on Tuesday. "I have directed my administration… Continue reading
Jan 12 Across the U.S., a 'Volatile Situation' for States' Budgets By Hari Sreenivasan On tonight's NewsHour, we're examining the budget crisis in state capitals across the country, focusing on New York, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Idaho and, of course, California. For an overview of the budget crisis facing many states, we spoke with… Continue reading
Jan 12 After Obama's First Year, Examining Black Americans' Views on Progress By Judy Woodruff As we near the end of President Obama's first year in office, and with talk of race much in the air this week in Washington, a new poll from the Pew Research Center caught my eye. Pew released… Continue reading
Jan 12 Supreme Court Weighs International Child Abduction Laws By alozano An international custody battle brought the Supreme Court's attention back to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction Tuesday morning, 30 years after the convention was established. At issue is a convention clause that requires a country to return a… Continue reading
Jan 12 In Final Week, Mass. Candidates Spar Over 'Peoples' Seat' The race for Massachusetts' first open U.S. Senate seat in 22 years is entering its final week, but the outcome in one of the country's bluest states is far from assured. Republican Scott Brown is raising big money and… Continue reading
Jan 12 Tuesday's Headlines: Federal Reserve Made Record Profit in 2009 UPDATED 12:57 p.m. ET What bad economy? The Federal Reserve posted record profits in 2009, positioning itself to return $46.1 billion to the U.S. Treasury, the central bank announced Tuesday. According to an analysis this morning in… Continue reading