• PBS NewsHour full episode October 27, 2015

    PBS NewsHour full episode October 27, 2015

    Oct 28, 2015 12:12 AM EDT

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, John Boehner announces a tentative budget deal to avert a fiscal crisis. Also: A look inside Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, how a California native became the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, the expense of caring for Alzheimer's patients, an Italian town that’s crumbling ...

  • Would $15 save employees and break employers?

    Would $15 save employees and break employers?

    Apr 15, 2015 11:38 PM EDT

    ... that create the jobs in all 435 congressional districts across the country. And they have been dealing with more regulatory environment, higher taxes through the fiscal cliff deal, high commodity costs, and I think Tsedeye brought up a good point. Part of the reason why you see folks staying in ...

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    House Mulls Next Step Ahead of Senate Vote

    Sep 27, 2013 12:50 PM EDT

    ... getting too excited yet. Here is what I wrote in this space on Dec. 3, 2012, during the media's panic coverage of the approaching fiscal cliff: "What we are witnessing now is very similar to what we saw during the summer of 2011, when Democrats and Republicans waited until ...

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    Biden Moves Ahead With Gun Plan Despite NRA Objections

    Jan 11, 2013 02:08 PM EDT

    ... weapons, but they also would like to see armed police officers in the state's public schools. That same Quinnipiac poll found dissatisfaction with the "fiscal cliff" deal among Virginia voters. Seventy-three percent of Virginia Republicans and 62 percent of Virginia independents said they were more frustrated about the ...

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    U.S. Debt Ceiling: Costs and Consequences

    Jan 04, 2013 03:26 PM EDT

    ... 635 points. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York in November 2012, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that congressional inaction with regard to the fiscal cliff, the raising of the debt ceiling, and the longer-term budget situation was creating uncertainty that "appears already to be affecting private spending ...

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    Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans

    Dec 26, 2012 11:47 PM EDT

    Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans

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    North Dakota's Sen.-Elect Heidi Heitkamp on Gun Control, Keystone Pipeline

    Dec 20, 2012 11:46 PM EDT

    North Dakota's Sen.-Elect Heidi Heitkamp on Gun Control, Keystone Pipeline

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    How 'Black Friday' Morphed Into 'Gray Thursday'

    Nov 22, 2012 11:25 PM EDT

    Many Americans will head to the mall after Thanksgiving dinner to snag retail deals once reserved for the early morning of "Black Friday." But as retailers fear a sluggish consumer spending holiday season, more are opening on the actual holiday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Barney Jopson of The Financial Times.

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    U.S. House Race Results Lacked Surprise, But May Have Psychological Impact

    Nov 20, 2012 11:23 PM EDT

    U.S. House Races Were Quiet Compared to High Profile White House, Senate Fights

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    President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on Budget

    Nov 14, 2012 11:27 PM EDT

    President Obama's Second Term Agenda Begins With Stressing Compromise on Budget