Oct 04 Watch 3:50 Biden accuses GOP of playing 'Russian roulette' with economy in debt ceiling standoff A high stakes standoff between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans is unfolding in Washington over the country's debt limit. It comes just two weeks before the United States is set to default on its debt, which could trigger damaging… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 9:11 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on debt limit, infrastructure, new Supreme Court term NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Senate Republicans’ standoff with President Joe Biden over the debt ceiling, continued Democratic infighting over the infrastructure and spending… Continue watching
Oct 04 Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Monday's action by the Department of Health and Human Services lifts a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Biden discusses debt ceiling as U.S. approaches limit By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden accused Republican lawmakers on Monday of blocking efforts to increase the government's borrowing authority, saying they're playing "Russian roulette with the U.S. economy" by committing to filibuster the measure ahead of an Oct. 18 deadline. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 3:42 Democrats push and pull over President Biden's spending bills By PBS NewsHour In a stand-off this week between moderate and progressive Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill as negotiations over a more than $3 trillion social spending bill continue. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 14:00 Brooks and Capehart on infrastructure, reconciliation priorities, Virginia Gov. election New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda is playing out on Capitol Hill, and what’s at stake in the… Continue watching
Sep 30 The U.S. ranks 48th in per capita vaccination. Political polarization is one reason why By Laura Santhanam Unease amid the nation's pandemic response and protracted budget wrangling in Congress may be costing President Joe Biden political capital he needs to advance his ambitious agenda, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 9:57 Two experts on how $3.5T spending bill could affect health and child care, taxes and more As President Biden's economic agenda takes shape on Capitol Hill, Amna Nawaz discusses its potential implications with Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist. He was senior vice president and chief economist at the World Bank and teaches at Columbia… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:02 Private Dem talks on major bills more positive than public appearances, Rep. Yarmuth says For more on Democrats' plans and negotiations over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, Amna Nawaz is joined by the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 7:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on reconciliation stalemate, Arizona vote count NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the stalemate over the reconciliation bill and how that affects the Democrats’ and President Joe Biden’s agenda, and the… Continue watching