Nov 01 Watch Super Committee Urged to ‘Go Big’ on Deficit Cuts There are just over three weeks to go until the Congressional Super Committee's deficit reduction report is due. Kwame Holman provides an update on the progress. 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
Jul 27 Watch Plouffe: We Won’t Accept Boehner’s Short-Term Deal A vote on Speaker Boehner's debt plan was delayed until Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cut $850 billion instead of the promised $1.2 trillion. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing stalemate with President Obama's senior… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Despite Intensifying Pressures on Debt Ceiling, Deal Still Elusive At a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a stark picture of what a national default would mean and underscored the urgency of a debt-ceiling deal between the White House and congressional leaders. Judy Woodruff reports on… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Durbin: ‘Slow Going’ Inside Debt Limit Talks President Obama and congressional leaders returned to the negotiating table Monday afternoon, but a deficit-reduction deal remains elusive as the Aug. 2 deadline nears for raising the debt limit. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the partisan stalemate with… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Jobs Numbers, Debt Deal Reality, U.K. Media Scandal Brooks, Marcus on Job Numbers, Debt Deal Reality, Media Culture… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Can Obama, Congress Pull off a ‘Big Deal’ on Deficit Despite Political Perils? President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but there was no sign Wednesday that lawmakers were close to reaching an agreement on the basic divide: tax hikes vs. spending cuts. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Wisconsin Protesters Vow to Fight Vote to Curb Bargaining Rights In Wisconsin, GOP Assembly OKs Collective Bargaining Curbs… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Should Security Be Increased for Lawmakers? Judy Woodruff examines the impact of Saturday's shooting on other members of Congress with Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. Continue watching