Apr 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Oil Spill’s Political Fallout, Primary Races Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's decision to suspend plans for offshore drilling expansion in the wake of the Gulf disaster and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's announcement… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch News Wrap: Financial Reform Inches Forward with Senate Cooperation In other news Thursday, debate began on a financial reform bill in the Senate after Republicans allowed the measure to move forward, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced he will leave the Republican Party to run for the Senate as… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: European Markets Reel as Spain’s Debt Rating Slides In other news Wednesday, the European debt crisis escalated as Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Spain's debt, and the Federal Reserve said it will leave interest rates unchanged for the time being. Continue watching
Apr 27 Live-blogging the Goldman Hearing The Rundown is following the congressional subcommittee hearing on Goldman Sachs Tuesday and offering updates and insights from the NewsHour news desk and economics correspondent Paul Solman, as well as frequent NewsHour guest Simon Johnson and smart… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Democrats Blocked Again on Financial Reform Bill In other news Tuesday, Senate Democrats failed in their second attempt to end a Republican filibuster and bring financial reform legislation to the floor. Also, an oil leak off the coast of Louisiana continued to spread as the Coast Guard… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Senators Vilify Goldman Sachs, But Executives Deny Wrongdoing Executives of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs defended their conduct before and during the financial crisis, as senators on both sides of the aisle accused the investment firm of wreaking havoc on the economy. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Apr 26 Financial Reform Fails Key Test Vote in Senate Updated 6:22pm ET Senate Republicans on Monday blocked Democrats' attempt to begin debate on financial reform legislation, a widely expected early setback for the most sweeping overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression. The Senate, in a 57-41… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Goldman Sachs E-Mails May Fuel Senate Hearing Newly released e-mails from Goldman Sachs executives reveal new information about what the company may have known as the housing market fell. Ray Suarez talks to a New York Times reporter about the e-mails and Tuesday's Senate hearings. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Could Financial Reform Make Bailouts, ‘Too Big to Fail’ Less Likely? Financial reform legislation ran into a roadblock in the Senate Monday afternoon as Republicans blocked the start of debate on a plan backed by many Democrats. Gwen Ifill gets four points of view on the overhaul's road ahead in Congress… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Shields and Brooks on Immigration, Financial Reform Efforts Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political news stories of the week, including the contentious new immigration law in Arizona and movement in Congress on the financial reform bill. Continue watching