Feb 23 Politico Reporter: Obama, GOP Set to 'Out-Reasonable' Each Other By Hari Sreenivasan Ahead of this Thursday's bipartisan health care reform summit convened by President Obama, we spoke with Politico reporter Craig Gordon about the president's new health reform proposals, how Democrats will try to sell his plan and whether… Continue reading
Feb 23 Tuesday's Headlines: Hearings on Toyota Begin; Senate Advances Jobs Bill As the first of three Congressional hearings on the safety standards at Toyota are set to begin Tuesday, the president of the automaker's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of its vehicles' problems. "Put simply, it has… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch News Wrap: NATO Troops Make Headway in Marjah In other news Tuesday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal made a televised apology to the Afghan people for an airstrike that killed civilians. Also, Turkish prosecutors questioned top military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow the government in 2003. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Free Speech Against Security Concerns The Supreme Court is considering whether the Patriot Act violates Americans' rights to free speech. Gwen Ifill talks with Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on what issues the justices are considering. Continue watching
Feb 22 Dissecting President Obama's Health Care Reform Wish List By Hari Sreenivasan After President Obama rolled out his health care reform plan on Monday, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser stopped by The Rundown to talk about what specific changes he's seeking in the lead-up to Thursday's bipartisan health reform summit. Continue reading
Feb 22 Tea Party, GOP Messages Converge at CPAC By Quinn Bowman At this year's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, we spoke with journalists and attendees about the future of the Republican Party after the emergence of the Tea Party movement. Conservatives said that the Tea Partiers were making a… Continue reading
Feb 22 White House Unveils New Health Care Proposal Updated 11:55 a.m. ET In an "opening bid" leading to this week's health reform summit, President Obama released his own version Monday morning of a health reform proposal that he hopes to pass later this spring. It's a… Continue reading
Feb 22 Monday's Headlines: Health Care Plans; Afghan Civilians Killed; Toyota Hearing The Obama administration on Monday is set to outline a package of proposals aimed at salvaging the stalled health care reform effort, including a measure that would provide the federal government new powers to block excessive hikes in insurance… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch In Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties Draw Sharp Criticism As civilian deaths mount in the fight against the Taliban, Afghan officials say they need better communication with NATO troops. Margaret Warner talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter about tensions after an airstrike killed civilians Sunday. Continue watching