Nov 10 Watch News Wrap: Boehner Standing Firm on Extending Bush Tax Cuts In other news Wednesday, taxes were a central focus of a Republican meeting to discuss their transition to power in the House. The presumed next Speaker of the House John Boehner stood firm on extending tax cuts across the board,… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Obama Invites Republican Leaders to White House President Obama invited leaders of both parties for a meeting at the White House later in the month "to talk substantively" about how to work together. Judy Woodruff has more on the bargaining to come. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Boehner: Smaller Government is What America Wants Republican wins have shaken up control of Congress and Rep. John Boehner is poised to become the next House speaker in January. But it's no time for Republicans to celebrate with so many challenges ahead, Boehner said at a Wednesday… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Chances for Tax Cut Compromise Appear to Dwindle For a few hours Sunday, it appeared there might be compromise on whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone except Americans making over $250,000. But House Minority Leader John Boehner later insisted that cuts should remain across the… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch News Wrap: Boehner Calls for Change in Economic Strategy House Minority Leader John Boehner called for President Obama to fire his top economic advisers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council chief Larry Summers. Meanwhile, voters went to the polls in five states that held primary or run-off… Continue watching
Jul 21 Boehner Says Tea Party Activists Are ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ By Elizabeth Summers Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann did not ask House Minority Leader John Boehner for permission before launching her new Tea Party Caucus, which met for the first time Wednesday. In a luncheon sponsored by the Christian… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Challenges GOP to Cooperate In other news Tuesday, President Obama issued another challenge to Republicans in Congress to cooperate on a host of issues, and also warned Iran over its nuclear program. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Search for Bipartisanship Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks assess the top stories of the past week, including President Obama's appearance at a House GOP retreat and why Republicans may have little incentive to reach across the aisle. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Job Loss Slows in Nov., Signaling Some Recovery Employers cut the fewest number of jobs in November since the recession started in 2007. Judy Woodruff talks to experts about the unexpected good news and what this could mean for the country's economic future. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Democrats’ Health Bill Nears House Vote Betty Ann Bowser speaks with key policymakers about the ongoing health care debate surrounding House Democrats' new reform proposal. Continue watching