Sep 16 A Year After Bailout, Uncertain Future for AIG A year after the U.S. government came to the rescue of insurance giant American International Group (AIG), the company has a new CEO and its share price is up. Yet the company's future remains uncertain. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch U.N. Finds Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza Fighting A U.N. report has concluded that both the Israeli military and armed Palestinian groups committed actions amounting to war crimes during December's three-week war in Gaza. Gwen Ifill speaks with an author of the report and the Israeli ambassador to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Doubts Surface Among Democrats on Afghan War Strategy During testimony on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Afghan war is growing more complicated and may require more troops. Margaret Warner reports on doubts among some Democrats on the strategy… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Other News: House Reprimands Rep. Wilson for 'You Lie' In other news, the House of Representatives formally reprimanded Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for his "You lie" outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last week, and the White House unveiled new fuel economy standards for… Continue watching
Sep 15 Health Premiums Rise, Outstripping Inflation The cost of employer-sponsored health care insurance has risen by about 5 percent this year, according to a new report, outstripping overall inflation and workers' wages. Continue reading
Sep 14 Baucus: Senate Health-care Bill Costs Less than $880 Billion By Lea Winerman Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday that the committee is on track to unveil a formal health care reform proposal this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch Health Care Reform Tests Promises of Bipartisan Politics Despite campaign promises to change the tone of politics in Washington, President Barack Obama finds Congress and the nation still split over a range of critical issues. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the roots of the division. Continue watching
Sep 14 Obama Urges Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Regulation By Carolyn O'Hara A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off one of the toughest weeks in Wall Street's history, President Barack Obama delivered a speech Monday outlining "the most ambitious overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression."… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Shields, Brooks Reflect on Health Care Speech, Reform Push Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including President Obama's health care speech and renewed reform push. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch News Wrap: Training Exercise Prompts Security Concerns In other news, a Coast Guard training exercise in Washington caused security concerns during the nearby 9/11 anniversary services, and the world's oldest person died at the age of 115. Continue watching