Oct 26 Watch Super Committee Considers Spending Cuts, Tax Hikes as Deadline Looms With its Thanksgiving deadline drawing ever closer, the congressional deficit "super committee" held a rare public hearing Wednesday over its debt negotiations, but there have been few signs of progress in the members' efforts to cut more than $1 trillion… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Blocked Jobs Bill Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' version of President Obama's $450 billion jobs bill on Tuesday, saying it would not work and might make things worse. But the president and Democrats pledged to keep pushing for the legislation. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Lawmakers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla' Lawmkers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla'… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Obama to Congress: Vote on Jobs Bill or Find Better Idea President Obama called a news conference Thursday where he pressed members of Congress to vote for his jobs package or present a better idea. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Obama: Congress Needs to Explain Opposition to Jobs Plan President Obama's Oct. 6 press conference on jobs and the economy… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Dems Pitch New Plan to Fund Jobs Bill: A Tax on Millionaires Democratic leaders in the Senate proposed a surtax on millionaires on Wednesday to pay for President Obama's jobs bill. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and its prospects with WNYC Radio's Todd Zwillich. Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch Senate, House Deal on Track to Avert Government Shutdown The Senate moved toward striking a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government operating through mid-November. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the implications of the deal. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch The Doubleheader: What's Obama's Real Goal for his Jobs Plan? Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss President Obama's ill-fated jobs plan. Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Obama's Deficit Plan Hits Opposition on Hill, But Frames 2012 Fight Obama's Deficit-Reduction Plan Puts Politics, Policy in Focus… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Political Checklist: Obama Unveils Plan GOP Calls Class Warfare Gwen Ifill and David Chalian discuss Mr. Obama's deficit reduction plan. Continue watching