Dec 13 Watch Tax Cuts Bill Could Clear Congress by Week's End Most senators voted Monday to end debate on President Obama's tax cut deal with Republicans and hold a full vote. Jeffrey Brown tracks the latest developments and looks ahead to the challenges the bill faces in the House. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Shields, Brooks on Tax-Cut Deal, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political stories with Jim Lehrer, including President Obama's tax-cut deal with the GOP and the likelihood of the Senate approving the New START treaty and a repeal of the military's… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Obama's Tax-Cut Deal With GOP Appears to Gain Momentum Jim Lehrer recaps the latest developments in the battle in Washington over whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts -- and for whom. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Pelosi, House Democrats Balk at Tax Cuts Deal, Seek Changes House Democrats dug in against President Obama's tax-cut compromise with the GOP, taking a non-binding vote Thursday not to bring the bill before the full House without some significant changes. If no bill is passed, taxes will go up in… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Obama Steps Up Pressure on Tax Cuts Deal, Citing Economy's Needs After President Obama's announcement of a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits, some Democrats are threatening to filibuster the deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the latest round of volleys on Capitol Hill with Political Editor David Chalian. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Krugman: Obama's Tax-Cut Defense 'Enormously Self-Indulgent' President Obama held a news conference Tuesday in which he defended his decision to compromise with Republicans on tax-cut extensions for all, in order to extend unemployment benefits. To discuss the economic and political impact of the plan, economist Paul… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Brooks, Marcus Tackle Tax Reform, Deficits, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell Columnists David Brooks and Ruth Marcus sort through the week's top political headlines, including the November job numbers, the future of "don't ask, don't tell" and President Obama's surprise trip to Afghanistan. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Obama Surprises Troops in Afghanistan; Weather Scrubs Karzai Visit President Obama talked up military progress against the Taliban Friday during a surprise visit with troops in Afghanistan. Amid strains in the relationship between their two governments, he phoned Afghan leader Hamid Karzai after weather canceled a face-to-face meeting. Judy… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch News Wrap: Offshore Drilling Plan Reversed by Obama Adminstration In other news Wednesday, the Interior Department said it is reversing the plan laid out last March to drill for oil off the East Coast and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration unveiled the plan before the… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Lame-Duck Congress: Legislative Logjam or Bipartisan Turnaround? Capitol Hill lawmakers spent Wednesday behind various closed doors, working on the fate of key issues in the lame-duck session such as tax cuts, jobless benefits and the New START treaty. Gwen Ifill gets insight about what can be accomplished… Continue watching