Mar 05 Watch Abortion Issue Rattles House Democrats Amid Reform Talks The Democratic Party faced a tough week in Congress over party divisions over abortion language in health care reform legislation and ethical inquiries in the Empire State. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Mission Chief Urges Taliban Talks In other news Thursday, the head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan conceded that peace with the Taliban is "unachievable" without a change in strategy, and a German court convicted four Islamic extremists for plotting to attack Americans. Continue watching
Feb 26 Health Reform’s Next Step: 23rd Use of Reconciliation? By Dave Gustafson As Democrats weigh the next steps for health reform on the heels of a bipartisan summit on the stalled legislation, one option under discussion is a rarely used Senate procedure known as reconciliation. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Could Budget Reconciliation Buoy Health Reform? As Democrats prepare to move ahead with health reform, Kwame Holman offers a primer on how they may use Senate rules to advance the legislation without Republican support. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Shields, Brooks Consider Reconciliation’s Future Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including President Obama's health reform summit and how the political parties are weighing potential gains and drawbacks from Democrats using budget reconciliation to pass… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch After Obama’s Summit, Any Minds or Votes Changed? President Barack Obama clashed with Republicans over the merits of health care reform legislation during a televised summit Thursday. Judy Woodruff talks to health and policy reporters about whether the summit will move health legislation forward. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Says Interest Rates Should Stay Low In other news, Wall Street posted gains Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers that interest rates should remain low. Also, demonstrators clashed with police in Athens after another strike by workers aimed at government plans to freeze… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Obama Pitches Insurance Rate Agency in Run-up to Summit Days before a bipartisan health care summit convenes, the White House unveiled a revised health care proposal Monday featuring a new insurance rate agency. Judy Woodruff sits down with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Health Reform Advocates Target Insurance Rate Hikes Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced they will delay premium hikes for consumers in California's individual insurance market, but reform advocates hope the backlash over the proposed 39 percent rate hike will push Congress to take action? Betty Ann Bowser… 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