Dec 25 Watch News Wrap: Passenger Allegedly Tries to Set Off Bomb on Flight to Detroit In other news, a passenger allegedly tried to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight today as it landed in Detroit, police in Pakistan said they plan to charge five American Muslims with violating anti-terror laws, and a Christmas Eve… Continue watching
Dec 24 Health Care Bills Set Gradual Timeline for Phasing in Reform Democrats' goal of passing health care reform early next year took a big step toward becoming reality Thursday, when the Senate passed its version of the legislation. But though the bill would reshape many aspects of the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 24 Congress OKs $290 Billion More in Government Debt The government will have another $290 billion to last it through February after the Senate voted today to raise the federal debt ceiling to around $12.4 trillion. The Treasury Department had warned the government would run out of cash if… Continue reading
Dec 24 Senate Passes Historic Health Care Reform Legislation By Lea Winerman Updated 9:52 a.m. ET The Senate passed historic health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, just making Democratic leaders' self-imposed Christmas deadline after a marathon 25 straight days in session. "This morning isn't the end of the… Continue reading
Dec 23 Excerpt: Obama on Disappointment Over Copenhagen Climate Talks By News Desk In an excerpt of an interview with Jim Lehrer, President Obama reflects on the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks, saying "people are justified in being disappointed about the outcome in Copenhagen."… Continue reading
Dec 23 Excerpt: Obama on Public Option Compromises By News Desk In an excerpt of a PBS NewsHour interview with Jim Lehrer, President Barack Obama reflects on compromises made in the push for health care reform. Continue reading
Dec 23 Excerpt: Obama on Reconciling House, Senate Health Bills By News Desk In an excerpt of President Obama's PBS NewsHour interview with Jim Lehrer, the president talks about the White House's role in reconciling the House and Senate versions of health reform legislation. Watch the full interview on Wednesday's NewsHour. Continue reading
Dec 23 Excerpt: President Obama 'Very Satisfied' on Health Bill By News Desk In an excerpt of President Obama's PBS NewsHour interview with Jim Lehrer Wednesday, the president says of the Senate's health care reform bill that while he is "never completely satisfied" he is "very satisfied," with the measure at hand. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch News Wrap: Plan to Close Gitmo Hits New Delays In other news, President Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has run into new hurdles, and the State Department said in a report that U.S. efforts to stop the opium trade in Afghanistan is failing. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Mexico's Drug War Further Shaken by Brazen Killings Four family members of a Mexican Naval hero were gunned down this week in an apparent revenge attack by one of Mexico's top drug cartels, thrusting an already escalating drug war into a dangerous new territory. Continue watching