Feb 19 Watch Shields and Brooks on Dwindling Civility in Congress Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek re-election and the role of the CPAC summit in selecting the GOP's national candidates. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Obama’s Deficit Panel Chiefs: ‘Staggering’ Task Ahead President Obama has tasked a new commission to target ways to reduce the national debt, projected to hit $1.6 trillion this year. Opponents are concerned the panel could weigh in favor of tax hikes. Judy Woodruff reports interviews the commission… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Debt Lands Greece in ‘New Age of Austerity’ With mounting debt putting Greece dangerously close to a sovereign default, the country is under increasing pressure from European Union nations to reign in spending. John Sparks of ITN reports. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Budget Cuts Launch Debate on NASA’s Future Rather than send a man back to the moon, President Obama's proposed budget calls for a far less expensive plan of encouraging private companies to build spacecrafts for NASA to rent. But veterans of the space agency's golden years fear… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Obama Budget Fuels Debate Over Path to Slash Deficit President Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget Monday, a plan that would boost spending for education and increase taxes on the wealthy. But the budget deficit would grow to more than 10 percent of GDP before seeking deficit trims. Gwen… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Obama, GOP Confront Political Differences in Rare Debate President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans sparred over a range of policy issues Friday in a lively -- and rare -- no-holds-barred debate session. After a report on the exchange, Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, about the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Could a 3-Year Spending Freeze Help the U.S. Deficit? President Obama prepared to announce a proposal to freeze all non-defense spending over the next three years. Judy Woodruff speaks with the top Democrat and Republican from the Senate Budget Committee for more. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch States Grapple with Tight Budgets, Growing Deficits As legislators return to work after the holidays, a troubling picture is emerging in almost every state in the nation. Budget woes and big deficits will mean tough decisions for lawmakers. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Dec 03 Obama Hears Ideas for Job Creation at Summit By Carolyn O'Hara As CEOs, labor leaders, and economists gather at the White House Thursday to discuss how to accelerate U.S. job creation, their challenge is tackling double-digit unemployment while keeping the deficit under control. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Police Station Bombing Kills 13 in Pakistan In other news, a suicide bombing at a police station in Pakistan has killed at least 13 people, and in Iraq a bomber opened fire on a mosque in Tal Afar. Continue watching