Jan 27 Watch Financial Crisis Commission Divided Over Causes, Culprits Behind Meltdown A bipartisan commission charged with investigating the causes of the financial crisis released its findings Thursday, but the members' conclusions fell along party lines. Judy Woodruff speaks with the chairman, Phil Angelides, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who was part of the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Paul Solman on the Economics of the Union By Elizabeth Shell What a relief: a SOTU address without the traditional partisan whack-a-mole standing ovations. "Date night's" civility - or, if you prefer, lack of passion - had the virtue of keeping Democrats and Republicans mostly in their seats. (Sitting… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch On the Road, President Continues State of the Union Message of Growth A day after his State of the Union address focused on job creation and innovation, President Obama toured an energy technology firm to promote his economic message. Correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the day, then Gwen Ifill talks to public media… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Shields and Gerson on Bipartisan Mood, Deficit Debate and GOP Response Jim Lehrer previews the politics surrounding Tuesday's State of the Union address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, from the cooperative spirit behind this year's seating chart to the Republican response and disagreements on issues… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Illinois Senators Cross Partisan Seating Divide Judy Woodruff talks to two Illinois senators -- Democrat and majority whip Dick Durbin and newly-elected Republican Mark Kirk -- on why they will be seated together in a show of bipartisanship during the president's speech. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Gibbs: President to Make 'Very Hard Choices' On Deficit Gwen Ifill talks to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about the message the president hopes to convey to Congress and the American people in his State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch President Obama to Focus on Jobs, Government Spending in State of the Union At the midpoint of his term, President Obama is expected to emphasize bipartisanship to address critical issues, including the economy and federal spending, as he reaches out to a Republican-dominated House of Representatives in his State of the Union address… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP's Repeal Effort, Obama's Overtures to Business, China Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sort through the week's top political news, including President Obama's outreach to big business and China's president, plus the Republican-led vote in the House to repeal last year's health… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Obama Presses for an Economy in 'Overdrive': Will Jobs Soon Follow? President Obama on Friday named General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to lead a panel on job creation and economic competitiveness. Jeffrey Brown discusses the White House's evolving relationship with big business with former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich and John… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Mayors Meet With Obama About Economic Crunch, Infrastructure Needs Judy Woodruff talks to Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx about their meeting Thursday with President Obama and Vice President Biden, where they addressed how to cope with the economic crunch facing cities across the… Continue watching