May 05 Watch After Shutdown Showdown, Lawmakers Appear ‘Prepared to Work Together’ on Budget In Washington, Vice President Biden met with top lawmakers Thursday to begin a new round of high-level budget, deficit and spending negotiations. Jeffrey Brown discusses the looming debt deadline and the issues at play with The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama vs. Trump, Security Team Shuffles Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Bipartisan Budget Deal Clears Congress; House Takes Up GOP’s 2012 Plan On Thursday, the House and Senate approved the bipartisan budget compromise to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. The House then turned its attention to the budget for next year, specifically the Republican plan. Congressional… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Budget Battle Lines Drawn Over Spending, Planned Parenthood as Shutdown Nears Federal agencies prepared for a shutdown as negotiators struggled to reach a budget compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the budget talks with Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for WNYC radio. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch As Shutdown Deadline Nears, Lawmakers ‘Can’t Agree What They Disagree On’ For the third time in three days, President Obama met with congressional leaders but failed to reach a budget agreement to avoid a government shutdown. Jim Lehrer talks to The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid and Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Political Checklist: GOP Unveils a Budget, President Opens Re-Election Bid Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the big budget battle in Congress. Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Sen. Cardin, Rep. Pence Split Over Government Shutdown Judy Woodruff talks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Sen. Mike Pence. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Gadhafi’s Exit Remains Central to U.S., Coalition Strategy in Libya As Washington offered divided responses to President Obama's Libya speech, coalition leaders gathered in London to discuss the mission in Libya. Judy Woodruff discusses Libya with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who serves on the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Johnny… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch News Wrap: Police in Yemen Raid Protesters’ Camps, Injuring 80 In other news Thursday, police in Yemen attacked protesters' camps and injured more than 80. In Bahrain, police arrested six leading activists in the opposition movement. In the U.S., the Senate approved a spending bill that includes $6 billion in… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch AFL-CIO’s Trumka: No American Should Face Choice Between Rights, Job Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, a voluntary federation of 57 U.S. and international labor unions. Many AFL-CIO members would be affected by pending state-level legislation that would cut collective-bargaining rights for public employees. Continue watching