Nov 05 Watch Job Creation Focal Point of Obama’s Asia Trip President Obama began a 10-day trip to Asia Friday. Margaret Warner gives a preview of his itinerary and goals for this trip with two officials from past administrations, Douglas Paal and Wendy Sherman. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch What Does a Republican House Mean for Health Care Reform? Many Republicans campaigned on a platform that included a plan to "repeal and replace" the health reform law. What happens now that they've regained control of the House? Jeffrey Brown gets three views on what's ahead in Washington. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Obama Administration Lifts Ban on Deep Water Oil Drilling A temporary ban on deep water oil drilling has been lifted. The moratorium was put in place after the BP spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Judy Woodruff talks to reporter Juliet Eilperin of the Washington Post for more. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Obama Administration Defends Oil Spill Response After Critical Report A presidential commission has offered some harsh words of criticism of the White House response to the BP oil spill. Ray Suarez talks to David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post for details. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Consumer Czar Warren Sees Transparency in Banking as Top Priority Elizabeth Warren, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, talks to Jeffrey Brown about the goals of her new agency and how she plans to empower Americans to make better financial choices. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Ambassador: U.S. Taking Europe Terror Threats ‘Very Seriously’ Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counter-terrorism, about the advisories issued to Americans traveling to Europe. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Former Labor Secretary Reich: Bush-Era Tax Cuts ‘Hurt Quite a Lot’ In the last of the series of conversations about whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts for any, all or some Americans, Robert Reich, who served as secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, explains why he believes they should not… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Proposal Could Expand Government’s Web Wiretapping Efforts Potential new regulations could make it easier for federal officials to wiretap online communications, raising privacy concerns. Ray Suarez gets two views on the idea. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Are Fundamental Changes for Mortgage Giants Fannie, Freddie Ahead? The Obama administration is calling for some fundamental changes at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Jim Lehrer discusses the possible changes with William Poole, former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president, and John Taylor of the National… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Hospitals Vow Cost Cuts Amid Concerns on Reform’s Price Tag Three major hospital organizations joined the effort to cut medical costs and agreed to contribute $155 billion over the next 10 years to the cost of health care reform. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching