Dec 07 Watch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee Cordray Faces Senate Battle Richard Cordray, President Obama's latest pick to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faces an uphill battle for confirmation in the Senate this week. Judy Woodruff discusses the nomination and disagreement over the new agency's structure with Sen. Sherrod… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Creating Jobs in the Volunteer State: Why Are Employers Reluctant to Hire? Creating Jobs in the Volunteer State: What Are Businesses Doing?… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch How Would Payroll Tax Extensions Be Funded? President Obama wants to extend a payroll tax cut and many Republicans do too, but both sides are far apart on how to get it done. Gwen Ifill discusses how the extension could be funded with White House National Economic… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP Foreign Policy Debate, Supercommittee Failure Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including GOP hopefuls' attempt to draw sharp distinctions on foreign policy during their latest debate, the shift on immigration among Republicans and the… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch After Failed Deficit Deal, Obama Pushes Payroll Tax Cut Extensions The failure of the deficit supercommittee echoed Tuesday on the campaign trail as President Obama pressed Republicans in New Hampshire to support extending payroll tax cuts for another year. Ray Suarez discusses the failed congressional effort with Paul Krugman of… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Deficit Supercommittee Admits Failure: Now What? The bipartisan congressional committee charged with cutting the U.S. deficit admitted failure on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the legislative logjam with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Henry… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Shields, Brooks on Supercommittee Gridlock, Cain’s Stumble Over Libya Shields and Brooks on Super Committee Gridlock, Cain's Stumble Over Libya… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Congressional Deficit Panel Gridlock Persists as Deadline Nears Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill still seemed miles apart on a deficit-reduction agreement on Tuesday, with just eight days to go before a self-mandated deadline. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Deficit Super Committee Stuck in Stalemate as Deadline Nears After more than three months of work, the congressional panel charged with finding ways to cut the nation's budget deficit seems to be stuck in neutral. Judy Woodruff discusses the deadlock with super committee member Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch The Doubleheader: Super Committee In Trouble and the LSU v. ‘Bama Showdown Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the dim prospects for the Super Committee… Continue watching