Dec 04 Senators threaten legislative action to fight NFL's "blackout" rule By Ruth Tam For all the talk about partisan gridlock, senators from both sides of the aisle can agree on at least three things: life, liberty and the pursuit of televised football. Continue reading
Dec 03 House plans to extend tax breaks through December By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House is moving Wednesday to extend a massive package of expired tax breaks through the end of the year, adding about $45 billion to the budget deficit over the next decade. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 2:51 Will immigration conflict derail Congress' year-end to-do list? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 02 How lame might the lame-duck Congress be? By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Congress has two weeks left and some hefty legislating to do. Spending bill, Ebola, IS funding, military reauthorization, tax extenders top list of priorities Republicans do not want a shutdown Mary Landrieu accuses GOP opponent… Continue reading
Dec 01 Congress has 2 weeks to avert a government shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Their to-do list includes keeping the government running into the new year, renewing expired tax breaks for individuals and businesses and approving a defense policy measure that has passed for more than 50 years in a row. They hope to… Continue reading
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