Mar 03 Watch GOP Prepares for Senate Rule Battle on Health Reform President Obama said Wednesday he wants a final up or down vote on health care reform, and Democratic leaders say they are ready to push the measure through without bipartisan support if necessary. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch News Wrap: Obama Examines GOP’s Health Reform Plans In other news Tuesday, President Obama indicated he is looking at four Republican health care reform proposals before unveiling his plan tomorrow. Also, the Department of Transportation considers new brake regulations stemming from the Toyota recall. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Could Budget Reconciliation Buoy Health Reform? As Democrats prepare to move ahead with health reform, Kwame Holman offers a primer on how they may use Senate rules to advance the legislation without Republican support. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch After Obama’s Summit, Any Minds or Votes Changed? President Barack Obama clashed with Republicans over the merits of health care reform legislation during a televised summit Thursday. Judy Woodruff talks to health and policy reporters about whether the summit will move health legislation forward. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch At Long-Awaited Summit, Parties Clash Over Health Reform President Barack Obama convened a televised summit on health care reform legislation Thursday. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Jobs Bill Passes Senate with Boost from Republicans Democrats say the $35 million jobs bill that passed the Senate Wednesday could create a quarter of a million jobs. The legislation would temporarily suspend payroll taxes for businesses that hire unemployed workers. Margaret Warner talks to a Washington Post… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Obama Pitches Insurance Rate Agency in Run-up to Summit Days before a bipartisan health care summit convenes, the White House unveiled a revised health care proposal Monday featuring a new insurance rate agency. Judy Woodruff sits down with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch One Year Later, Stimulus Appears to Yield Mixed Results President Barack Obama touted the one-year-old stimulus legislation for continuing to create jobs, even as many Americans question the potency of the recovery. Jeffrey Brown speaks with John Cochrane of the University of Chicago and Lawrence Mishel, president of the… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Public Anger on the Rise as Focus Turns to Midterm Races President Barack Obama's approval rating has steadied near 49 percent after dropping for much of this year, according to new voter polls released Friday. Both parties are working to address public frustration over partisan gridlock in Congress as the fall's… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Partisanship and Politics in Washington Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the state of partisan politics in Washington, the issues driving voter anger, and what President Obama's slipping approval rating means for his legislative… Continue watching