Nov 27 How are politicians spending their Thanksgiving? By Rachel Wellford This Thanksgiving Day, you might stuff your face with turkey and pumpkin pie or curl up on the couch to watch football. Every family has their own tradition, but what are American lawmakers up to this turkey day?… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Brooks and Dionne on Obama's immigration plan and what's next By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Obama's immigration plan has Republicans ready for funding fight By PBS News Hour After President Obama’s address to the nation on immigration, the GOP is gearing up to push back against the plan, said Washington Post reporter Robert Costa in a conversation with Gwen Ifill. While Democrats were excited by the potential for… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Rep. Issa questions legality of Obama's immigration executive action By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch As bill to rein in phone data collection fails, what's next for NSA reform? By PBS News Hour A bill to limit the National Security Agency's domestic metadata collection effectively died on the Senate floor. The USA Freedom Act would have forced the NSA to get court orders for specific data from telecom companies. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Nov 18 Nancy Pelosi re-elected as House Democrat minority leader By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader on Tuesday, two weeks after elections in which the party lost at least a dozen seats in the chamber. In a closed-door meeting of House… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Newcomers learn to navigate life on Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour The newest members of Congress are in Washington for orientation ahead of the new session's start in January. Political director Domenico Montanaro meets up with two newly elected lawmakers as they learn to navigate their new positions on the Hill. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Should the U.S. change its Islamic State strategy in Syria? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Islamic State releases defiant message as U.S. lawmakers criticize strategy to defeat the group - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 11 Fewer veterans are serving in Congress than ever before By Domenico Montanaro Veterans used to make up a strong majority of Congress. In 1972, more than 70 percent of Congressional members had served in the military. But those numbers have fallen dramatically. In 2012, for the first time in American history,… Continue reading