By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-doubleheader-debt-ceiling-denial-and-roger-clemens Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Doubleheader: Debt Ceiling Drama and the Roger Clemens Mistrial Politics Jul 15, 2011 6:56 PM EDT Mark Shields and David Brooks returned to the Doubleheader with Hari Sreenivasan after a summer hiatus and jumped right into the debt limit drama at the center of politics in Washington this month. Shields and Brooks agreed that a grand deal looks unlikely and assessed the faults of the various political factions in their so far fruitless efforts to broker a compromise that would raise the debt ceiling and avoid a U.S. default. We also focus on the duo’s favorite sport, baseball, and assess how the Roger Clemens mistrial is a reminder of the stain of steroids on Major League Baseball. And finally: Who’s watching the Tour de France? We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman is PBS NewsHour's Capitol Hill producer. @quinnbowman By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
Mark Shields and David Brooks returned to the Doubleheader with Hari Sreenivasan after a summer hiatus and jumped right into the debt limit drama at the center of politics in Washington this month. Shields and Brooks agreed that a grand deal looks unlikely and assessed the faults of the various political factions in their so far fruitless efforts to broker a compromise that would raise the debt ceiling and avoid a U.S. default. We also focus on the duo’s favorite sport, baseball, and assess how the Roger Clemens mistrial is a reminder of the stain of steroids on Major League Baseball. And finally: Who’s watching the Tour de France? We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now