Jul 16 Watch Containment Cap Holds Steady as Work on Relief Wells Continues With the new oil well containment cap in place for the past 24 hours and no new signs of oil leaking into the Gulf, President Obama called the news hopeful but reaffirmed the need for a permanent solution. Tom Bearden… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Financial Reform Clears Senate After More Than Year of Wrangling After countless battles and revisions, the financial reform bill passed the Senate Thursday on near-party line votes, with the help of a few Republicans who broke ranks. Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Obama Sees Poll Numbers Fall as Economic Woes Drag On President Obama faces falling poll numbers with many Americans claiming they have lost faith in the president's ability to handle the economic crisis. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch BP Works to Install New Cap on Broken Oil Well The Obama administration is pushing for a revised offshore drilling moratorium as a new containment cap is installed on a leaking oil well in the Gulf. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch U.S., Russia Complete Spy Swap on Vienna Tarmac The United States and Russia completed the largest exchange of spies since the Cold War on Friday at the Vienna international airport. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Rahm Emanuel: Obama 'Fully Informed' on Spy Swap Plan In a newsmaker interview, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel talks to Jim Lehrer about the U.S.-Russia spy swap plan and the legal battle over immigration. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Amid U.S.-Israel Meeting, Examining Paths Forward for Peace Process Following talks in Washington between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gwen Ifill speaks with policy experts Robert Danin and Robert Malley about the state of U.S.-Israel relations and the prospects for peace negotiations in the Middle… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Obama Reaffirms 'Unbreakable' U.S., Israeli Bond During Netanyahu Visit President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House Tuesday in an attempt to mend their strained relationship over Jewish settlement expansion earlier this year and to discuss furthering face-to-face talks with Palestinian leaders. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on Kagan's Confirmation Chances, Jobs Numbers, Byrd's Impact Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the conclusion of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the latest jobless report and the impact Sen. Robert C. Byrd had on the Senate. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Back Home in West Virginia, Byrd Honored by Washington Colleagues President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton were among the attendees at a memorial service in Charleston, W.Va., for Sen. Robert C. Byrd', the longest-serving member of Congress ever, who died Monday at age 92. Continue watching