Jan 22 Bernanke's Road to a Second Term Faces New Obstacles Updated 5:46pm ET Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a statement late Friday, signaling his endorsement of Ben Bernanke for a second term as Fed chairman. Here's part of what Reid had to say about the decision:… Continue reading
Jan 22 Friday's Headlines: Obama Heads to Ohio to Talk Jobs Obama in Ohio: President Obama heads to Lorain County, Ohio, on Friday to talk jobs as part of his White House to Main Street "listening tour." During the visit to Ohio, where the unemployment rate stands at 10.6 percent,… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Shields, Brooks on Political Shakeup for Democrats Columnist Mark Shields, David Brooks break down the news of the week, including the outcome of the Massachusetts special election and Obama's tough sell on health care reform. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Biden Visits Iraq to Quash Election Dispute In other news, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad Friday hoping to ease tensions before the March elections, and Britain raised its terror threat level to "severe."… Continue watching
Jan 21 Farnsworth Honored for 'The Judge and The General' By Hari Sreenivasan Tonight, NewsHour alumna Elizabeth Farnsworth will be honored with one of this year's prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her work as co-director/producer of "The Judge and the General" -- a documentary on the judge who indicted Augusto… Continue reading
Jan 21 Clinton: Countries that Engage in Cyberattacks Should Face Consequences By Chris Amico Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a blunt defense of unfettered Internet access Thursday in a speech at Washington's Newseum, saying the United States will defend the right to information around the world. The speech comes in the wake… Continue reading
Jan 21 Obama Proposes Restrictions on Big Banks UPDATED 4:45 p.m. ET| Tonight on the NewsHour, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner explains the thinking behind the president's proposal. He will be followed by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), a member of the House Financial Services Committee. In a… Continue reading
Jan 21 Pelosi Says Senate Bill Won't Pass House as Written House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday that the Senate's health care reform bill will not pass the House as it is written now. "I don't see the votes for it at this time," she told reporters after… Continue reading
Jan 21 Supreme Court Frees Corporations to Spend on Federal Campaigns By Quinn Bowman UPDATED 5:15 p.m. ET| In a much-anticipated decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court in a 5-to-4 decision Thursday removed the distinction between individuals and corporations as it applies to spending on federal… Continue reading
Jan 21 Quick Take: Should the U.S. Change Policy on Haiti? By Larisa Epatko As Haiti recovers from an earthquake on Jan. 12 that flattened much of Port-au-Prince, several Haiti specialists considered the question: Should any U.S. policies on Haiti change, either in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, or longer term?… Continue reading