Aug 01 Watch From Left and Right, Opposition to Debt Deal Remains As the Senate prepares to take up a compromise bill to raise the national debt ceiling, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are noting their opposition to the compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the opposing arguments with Reps. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch White House Demands Revenues in Next Steps of Deficit Battle The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by President Obama and congressional leaders over the weekend passed the House late Monday and is set for a Senate vote midday on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the deal and the ongoing debate in Washington… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch In Obama-Boehner Debt Ceiling Standoff, Who Will Blink First? It was poised to be a decision day in the House of Representatives on Thursday as Speaker John Boehner faced a key test of his leadership. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the debt plan vote, which was abruptly postponed… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Plouffe: We Won't Accept Boehner's Short-Term Deal A vote on Speaker Boehner's debt plan was delayed until Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cut $850 billion instead of the promised $1.2 trillion. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing stalemate with President Obama's senior… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch As Debt Deadline Draws Close, Parties Dig in, Markets Prepare Mondayt's dueling speeches by President Obama and House Speaker Boehner only seem to reinforce the state of the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling. Jeffrey Brown discusses the entrenchment in Washington with The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, The New… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Watch Obama's, Boehner's Full Debt-Ceiling Remarks The full remarks of President Obama and Speaker John Boehner. 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
Jul 20 Watch Ron Paul: 'Freedom Is a Young Idea and We're Throwing It Away' Judy Woodruff sat down with Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday to discuss his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations. The interview is the first in a series of conversations with GOP contenders seeking to take… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 'Gang of 6' Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline. Continue watching