Jul 30 Watch Pelosi: Democrats Not Sacrificing Too Much in Reform Effort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats are not giving up too much in the push to pass a bipartisan health reform plan. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch In Forum, Bernanke Says Fed Was Late Addressing Subprime Crisis The third and final installment of a special forum with Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, moderated by Jim Lehrer in Kansas City, Mo. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Despite Breakthrough in Congress, Wrangling Persists Over Health Reform With Congress showing some progress Wednesday in the health care reform debate, journalists discuss the political hurdles that must be cleared to reach a final deal. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch U.K. Public Doubt Increases as Casualties Mount in Afghanistan According to published reports, 191 British soldiers have died in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, surpassing the number killed in Iraq after the 2003 invasion and adding to Britain's concerns over the war. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch At Forum, Fed Chairman Calls for Patience on Stimulus In part two of Jim LehrerÆs conversation with Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chief discusses the state of the Obama administrationÆs economic recovery efforts, and the central bank's efforts to help homeowners facing foreclosure. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Amid Health Reform Debate, Prospects for Public Plan Explored As House Democrats try to round up votes for a health reform plan and a bipartisan group works on a Senate compromise, two bloggers size up the prospects for a public health insurance plan. Continue watching
Jul 28 Health Care Wrangling Picks Up Speed By Lea Winerman Negotiations over health-care reform continued on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as President Barack Obama once again made his case for reform to the public, this time in a forum with the AARP. Continue reading
Jul 27 Elections Mark Possible Turning Point for Kurds Over the weekend, Kurds across the three northern regions of Iraq went to the polls to elect new leaders. The two parties that have controlled the autonomous region for 20 years faced a powerful challenge from a new opposition party. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Obama Calls for Deeper U.S.-China Economic Relationship President Barack Obama stressed the importance of new strategic and economic dialogue between the United States and China. Margaret Warner reports on the beginning of the talks and what they mean for international relations between the two countries. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Health Care Overhaul Tops Week's Agenda in Washington Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the top news of the week, including the fight over health care reform, the controversy surrounding the arrest of scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the state of the economic crisis. Continue watching