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
Jun 10 Comparing the Budget Proposals, Visually By April Brown The Washington Post has an informative and interactive graphic to help you sort through some of the various budget proposals, but Paul Solman has a couple of warnings. Continue reading
Jun 02 The Morning Line: Frontrunner Romney Officially Launches 2012 Campaign By Maureen Hoch You can circle today on your calendar as a turning point in the 2012 campaign for the Republican nomination for president. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Political Checklist: GOP Field Clearer with Pawlenty In, Daniels Out Gwen Ifill and David Chalian explore what we know about the GOP field for 2012. Continue watching
May 18 Making Sense: The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn By Paul Solman Paul interviewed Strauss-Kahn in September of 2009. Watch the interview here. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, as in a NewsHour interview during the heat of… Continue reading
May 16 Watch How Does the U.S. Debt Ceiling Work and Why Does it Matter? The United States government hit the legal limit for the amount of money it can borrow Monday, but Treasury officials say they can take other measures to pay the bills. Ray Suarez discusses questions about how the debt ceiling works… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Political Checklist: We’ve Hit the Debt Ceiling, Now What? Gwen Ifill and David Chalian talk debt ceiling politics and Newt Gingrich. Continue watching
May 12 Watch McConnell Optimistic on Spending Deal That Will ‘Astonish the American People’ In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discusses what's next for budget talks and other spending issues. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Obama, Congress Work on Recipe to Reduce National Debt President Obama met with top lawmakers again Thursday, to continue working on a deal to reduce the nation's deficit. Ray Suarez reports on the battle lines being drawn by both parties, from spending cuts to new taxes. Continue watching
May 10 Watch Debt Debate Heats Up in Washington as Borrowing Limit Looms With the federal government set to hit its legal limit on borrowing in less than a week, House Speaker John Boehner outlined new debt ceiling negotiation terms. Kwame Holman reports on the politics of the debate. Continue watching