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
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 26 Suppose You Want to Pay Down the National Debt, All by Yourself? By Paul Solman Photo by Flickr user CarbonNYC Slate, the online magazine, has a fascinating explainer of an oft-asked question: can individuals help pay down the debt and if so, how? From Slate's Brian Palmer: There are several ways for… Continue reading
Apr 26 Suppose You Want to Pay Down the National Debt All by Yourself? By Elizabeth Shell Slate, the online magazine, has a fascinating explainer of an oft-asked question: can individuals help pay down the debt and if so, how?… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch The Doubleheader: Debt Ceilings, Dodgers and the NHL Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the debt ceiling debate and the Los Angeles Dodgers… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Declining Polls, Negative Treasury Rating Cast Shadow Over Obama Budget Message President Obama traveled to northern Virginia on Tuesday for the first of a weeklong series of town-hall meetings aimed at building support for his budget plan. The stop comes as two new polls revealed declining support for his presidency and… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch In Downgrading U.S. Rating, Standard & Poor's Fires 'Warning Shot' Jitters in Markets After Ratings Agency Downgrades U.S. Debt… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch How Would Raising Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Bond Market? How Will Raising the Debt Ceiling Impact U.S. Markets?… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Ireland's New Leader Wrestles With Lingering Debt Problems, EU Bailout Margaret Warner reports on Ireland's debt woes and talks with new Prime Minister Enda Kenny about his country's struggle to revive a once-thriving economy. Continue watching