Mar 22 Watch Axelrod: Health Care Reform Now a Reality In a newsmaker interview, Judy Woodruff talks to senior White House adviser David Axelrod about the long political push to pass health care reform, the role of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and what public opinion polls say about the overhaul. Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Democrats Inch Health Care Reform Negotiations Forward House and Senate Democrats moved a step closer to final agreement on health care legislation with hours of closed-door negations Thursday. Jim Lehrer talks to NPR reporter Julie Rovner about the price tag and the hurdles facing the bill. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Shields and Gerson on a Rocky Week for Democrats Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the pressure on Democrats to pass health care and how well Obama's cabinet members are helping moving his political agenda. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Abortion Issue Rattles House Democrats Amid Reform Talks The Democratic Party faced a tough week in Congress over party divisions over abortion language in health care reform legislation and ethical inquiries in the Empire State. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Wins Second Term at Fed In other news, the Senate approved Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Senate Democrats also voted to boost the federal debt ceiling by nearly $2 trillion. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Biden Visits Iraq to Quash Election Dispute In other news, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad Friday hoping to ease tensions before the March elections, and Britain raised its terror threat level to "severe."… Continue watching
Nov 09 Abortion Opponents, Advocates Look to Senate Abortion opponents scored a victory Saturday night as the House passed a health care reform bill that includes strong anti-abortion language. Two advocates give their take on the bill and what comes next as the focus shifts to the Senate. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Battle Lines Emerge in Senate Over Health Care Reform After narrowly passing the House late Saturday, the focus of the health care reform push now moves to the Senate, where a range of issues, including the public option, and how the bill treats abortion, may prove contentious topics of… Continue watching
Oct 01 Baucus Says Health Reform Bill Has Enough Votes to Pass, Despite Criticisms Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday that chairman Max Baucus' health care reform bill is "riddled" with new taxes on the middle class, violating President Obama's campaign pledge. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Separating Fact from Fiction in Health Reform Debate With five different versions of a health care bill in Congress, Ray Suarez examines the effort to separate fact from fiction in the national debate over a reform plan. Continue watching