Mar 12 Watch Rep. Paul Ryan Offers ‘Opening Bid’ on Budget Plan House Budget chair Rep. Paul Ryan put forth a blueprint which he says would cut the federal deficit by $4.6 trillion over the next 10 years. Democrats dismissed the proposal, saying the math doesn't add up. Nancy Cook of National… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch News Wrap: Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice Addresses Senate Critics In other news Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice met with Sens. Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, who have been critical of Rice's initial explanation of the attacks on a U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Independent Panel to Investigate Libya Attack and Death of Ambassador News Wrap: Independent Panel to Investigate Libya Attack and Death of Ambassador… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Pelosi Outlines Democrats’ Campaign Vision House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told Judy Woodruff in an interview Thursday that the deal forged on Capitol Hill to extend a payroll tax cut and continue unemployment insurance benefits will create jobs and help the economy. Pelosi also discussed… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill New Consumer Watchdog Richard Cordray Makes First Appearance on Capitol Hill… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Bonuses Shrink as Wall Street Reacts to Crawling Economy As members of the Occupy movement sought answers on Capital Hill Tuesday, reports also circulated that bonuses on Wall Street will be lower this year. Judy Woodruff discusses what the declining dollars mean with financial writer William Cohan and compensation… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Executives’ Bonuses Draw Rebuke From Lawmakers The compensation practices at two government-controlled mortgage giants came under heavy fire on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Margret Warner discusses what accounts for executive bonuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with Politico's Josh Boak and The Wall Street Journal's… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Super Committee Urged to ‘Go Big’ on Deficit Cuts There are just over three weeks to go until the Congressional Super Committee's deficit reduction report is due. Kwame Holman provides an update on the progress. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Party Leaders Dismiss Rival Debt Plans as Debate Hits Home Stretch As Debt Crisis Drags On, Fallout for Consumers Still Unclear… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Debt Deal Stalemate Spills Into Weekend for Obama, Congress House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama blamed each other Friday over who's at fault for the latest breakdown in the debt-ceiling negotiations as an Aug. 2 deadline draws nearer. Kwame Holman reports on the continuing stalemate. Continue watching