Apr 30 Congress Approves $3.5 Trillion Dollar Budget Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour In a strictly party line vote, the House and Senate passed the fiscal 2010 budget resolution Wednesday that adheres closely to the president's budget proposal earlier this year. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch Specter's Switch Further Tilts Senate Power Toward Democrats Long-time GOP Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday he will switch parties and join the Democrats, bringing the party within one seat of a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority. Political reporters assess the news. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Cuba Open to Diplomatic Talks With United States In a significant policy shift, Cuban leader Raul Castro signaled that Havana is open to new diplomatic talks with the United States. Analysts examined the move as President Obama arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. Continue watching
Apr 16 Ten Years After Columbine, Notable Moments in Recent U.S. Gun-control Debate By Admin, PBS News Hour On the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings and the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School attack, a look back at notable events in the gun-control debate over the past decade:… Continue reading
Apr 16 Is Congress to Blame for Failing to Regulate the Financial Sector? Question: On the Newshour a few weeks ago, there was a piece about the bonuses being paid to AIG’s Financial Products Division. In that coverage, one guest mentioned regulators were blocked from overseeing… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Gates Announces Sweeping Changes, Cuts in Defense Budget Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced large cuts in the Pentagon budget that would slash spending on missile defense and traditional war technologies and increase funding for new weapons systems designed to fight insurgencies. An analyst discusses the changes. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on Economy's Moves, Obama's Trip Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh the news of the week, including what new unemployment numbers say about the economy, tough talk on the auto industry and President Obama's trip to Europe. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Change in Mark-to-Market Rules Could Have Big Impact on Banks' Balance Sheets A key accounting standard was changed Thursday to allow banks more flexibility in mark-to-market rules, which help establish the value of assets. Analysts explain what impact this change in these rules could have for banks. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Pelosi Details Partisan Wrangling Over Final Budget Blueprint As Congress takes action on President Obama's budget plan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offers her perspective on lawmakers' spending priorities and how alternative budget proposals have fared in the debate. Continue watching
Apr 02 Obama Fields Questions After G20 Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour After attending the G20 summit in London, President Barack Obama spoke briefly and answered some questions posed by the media. Here are his opening remarks as prepared for delivery:… Continue reading