Feb 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Partisanship and Politics in Washington Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the state of partisan politics in Washington, the issues driving voter anger, and what President Obama's slipping approval rating means for his legislative… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch White House Touts New Signs of Job Growth The White House Thursday released its annual report on the economy, predicting an average of 95,000 jobs will be created each month this year. A top White House economic adviser discusses the findings. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Obama Looks to Bipartisan Summit to Revive Health Reform From left to right, the national political scene was buzzing on Monday. Developments included President Obama's latest appeal for bipartisanship and Sarah Palin's latest turn on the national stage. Gwen Ifill talks to the Hotline's Amy Walter for insight. 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 20 Watch Brown’s Senate Victory Endangers Democrats’ Agenda Democrats are scrambling after Republican Scott Brown upset the Democratic attorney general for the remainder of Ted Kennedy's Senate term. For more on the implications in Washington and the Bay State, Gwen Ifill is joined by the Hotline's Amy Walter,… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch One Year In, a Closer Look at the Obama Presidency As the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama's Inauguration arrives, Jeffrey Brown speaks with a panel of experts about how the president has performed so far in the Oval Office and the challenges that remain ahead. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Democrats on Edge as Massachusetts Voters Go to Polls President Obama traveled to Massachusetts on Sunday to stump for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley in the increasingly tight race to fill the Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy. Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch In Mass. Senate Race, GOP Candidate Surging in Democratic Stronghold Massachusetts' special election to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat is heating up as a Republican candidate is polling well in a bastion for Democratic politics. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Democrats Wrangle Over Taxing ‘Cadillac’ Insurance Plans Gwen Ifill speaks with economists about the ongoing debate over taxing so-called "Cadillac" health care insurance plans. Continue watching