Feb 05 Watch CIA Nominee Panetta May Face Overhaul of Counterterrorism Measures As CIA director nominee Leon Panetta undergoes Senate confirmation scrutiny, he faces the job of leading an intelligence agency that is changing course on interrogation tactics and other policies. A former CIA official and a reporter weigh in on the… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Lawmakers Wrangle Over Costs of Stimulus Package Senate Democrats pushed for more votes on an economic stimulus bill Thursday amid efforts to trim the plan's costs. Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., offer their views. Continue watching
Feb 05 Obama Creates Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday to create a White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to help nonprofits and local groups improve their communities with help from the government and other organizations. Continue reading
Feb 05 Negotiations Continue on Senate Stimulus Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to act quickly on his economic stimulus package Thursday, telling reporters that the time for talk on the proposal is over and "the time for action is now."… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 'Buy American' Clause in Stimulus Sparks Controversy Foreign governments are outraged over a provision of the stimulus bill requiring that any manufactured goods used in public works projects connected with stimulus money come from American suppliers. Experts mull the dispute. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Obama Limits Executive Pay for Firms Tied to Bailout President Obama announced Monday new caps on executive pay for those firms receiving federal bailout aid. Analysts examine the new guidelines. Continue watching
Feb 04 After SCHIP Bill Signing, Major Health Challenges Will Persist for Kids By PBS News Hour After a long, uphill battle and two presidential vetoes, a bill extending health coverage to millions of low-income children was signed into law by President Barack Obama Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Obama Links $500,000 Executive Pay Cap to Bailout Funds By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Wednesday a pay cap of $500,000 for top executives at companies that receive federal dollars under the Troubled Asset Relief Program for struggling banks and corporations. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Spending, Tax Cuts in Stimulus Package Provoke Fierce Debate in Senate Opponents of the stimulus package moving through the Senate are skeptical of the bill's increasing size, and of certain proposals they claim would not effectively boost the economy. Senators Jack Reed and John Thune debate the measure. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Tax Lapses Derail Daschle and Killefer Nominations Two prominent Obama nominees, Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer, withdrew their nominations Tuesday over controversies surrounding tax lapses. Political reporters mull the impact. Continue watching