Mar 01 Dysfunction in Congress not limited to homeland security fight By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress' dysfunction isn't limited to the struggle to keep a Cabinet department running without interruption. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on debt limit drama, addressing economic inequality By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 11 After day of drama, House raises the debt ceiling without conditions By Quinn Bowman Fewer than 24 hours after House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, tried to sell fellow Republicans on a plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit with a modest condition attached, Democrats got exactly what they wanted: a no-strings-attached vote to raise… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch What might both parties give up to ‘escape’ shutdown impasse? What might both parties give up to 'escape' shutdown impasse?… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch A Look at GOP Congressional Priorities as U.S. House Forgoes Debt Ceiling Fight A Look at GOP Congressional Priorities as U.S. House Forgoes Debt Ceiling Fight… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: House GOP Ready to Raise Debt Ceiling Though Mid-May In other news Tuesday, House Republicans readied to vote on a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling through May 19th. Rep. Paul Ryan said they wanted to shift focus to making major spending cuts. Also, parts of the Midwest… Continue watching
May 17 Watch Geithner: Again With the Debt-Limit Debate? ‘I Don’t Understand it’ Geithner: Again With the Debt Limit Debate? 'I Don't Understand it'… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Showdown Ahead? Analyzing the Politics Behind Renewed Debt Debate Battle lines were being drawn again Wednesday for a new fight over raising the U.S. borrowing limit, foreshadowing a replay of last year's stalemate. Judy Woodruff, Todd Zwillich of "The Takeaway" and Roll Call's Steve Dennis discuss the renewed war… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Political Checklist: Credit Downgrade Fallout and the GOP in Iowa David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss the political fallout from the S&P downgrade… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch The Doubleheader: Debt Limits and NFL Lockouts Mark Shields, David Brooks and Hari Sreenivasan talk debt ceiling and the NFL lockout… Continue watching