Jun 27 Watch After N.Y. Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law, What’s Next for Proponents, Foes? Thousands of marchers and spectators at New York City's annual LGBT Pride March this weekend hailed the state's brand-new same-sex marriage law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state Legislature's vote with the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Democratic New… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch U.S. Role in Libya Rankles Congress, Revives Questions on War Authority The House rendered a split decision on Libya Friday, rejecting an authorization of U.S. military involvement, but stopping short of ending funding for the mission. Jeffrey Brown discusses the fight between the White House and Congress with Norman Ornstein of… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch White House, GOP Budget Deficit Talks Hit a Wall: Now What? Budget deficit negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP lawmakers broke down Thursday after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out over the question of raising taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses the breakdown and what's ahead with The Washington Post's… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Amid Push for Talks With Taliban, Where Do Rights of Afghan Women Fit In? Three Afghan women, influential figures in politics, business and non-governmental organizations, were in Washington last week meeting with senior members of the Obama administration and Congress on the topic of negotiating peace with the Taliban. Margaret Warner gets their views… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Harry Reid Confident of ‘Substantial’ U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Jim Lehrer Friday that he's confident that President Obama will soon announce a "substantial" withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. He also stood by the president's assertion that the War Powers Act does not… Continue watching
Jun 17 Gwen’s Take: Under the Big Top, Part II: Enough About Me – What Do You Think? Gwen Ifill looks back at the week that was in politics and media in Gwen's Take. Continue reading
Jun 17 The Morning Line: Days Later, Pawlenty Lands Clean Jab at Romney By Maureen Hoch It was Hillary Clinton, in the last presidential campaign, who said that there are no “do-overs.” Tim Pawlenty clearly begs to differ. Back in the safety and comfort of a Fox News studio Thursday with Sean Hannity, the former Minnesota… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Weiner Says He’s Resigning, Apologizes for Scandal Weiner Says He's Resigning, Apologizes for Scandal… Continue watching
Jun 16 The Morning Line: Romney’s the Man to Beat By Maureen Hoch For Mitt Romney to win the Republican presidential nomination he will need to have more weeks like this. By most accounts the former Massachusetts governor delivered a solid debate performance Monday evening in New Hampshire, which was followed up Wednesday… Continue reading
Jun 15 Woodruff: Two Parallel Conversations on the Debt Crisis By Beat Beat When it comes to addressing the U.S. debt crisis, there seem to be two parallel universes, operating just a few blocks away from each other in Washington. Continue reading