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
Dec 25 Watch Shields and Brooks on Impact of Health Reform, Politics of 2009 Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the next steps for health care reform legislation and look back on the year in politics in 2009, including President Obama's first year in the White House. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch In Illinois, 'Gitmo North' Tapped to House Detainees The Obama administration plans to send some Guantanamo Bay detainees to an underused prison in rural Illinois. Republican lawmakers denounced the plan, while local residents anticipate an economic boom. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Democrats Inch Closer to Sweeping Health Care Overhaul President Obama urged Senate Democrats to push forward with health care reform and pass legislation before the year ends. The majority party remains divided over the proposals, disagreeing on key elements such as expanding Medicare and providing a public option. Continue watching