Oct 08 Watch U.S. Recovering Jobs But Pace Has Slowed, Analyst Says The Labor Department reported that there were 95,000 jobs lost last month and that September's numbers continue 14 straight months of unemployment being above 9.5 percent. Judy Woodruff reports on the latest numbers, then Ray Suarez talks to Lakshman Achuthan,… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Congressional Leaders Take Parting Shots Before Departing for Campaign Trail As members of Congress adjourned late Wednesday for seven weeks to campaign for midterm elections, Republicans and some Democrats were at odds on whether to vote for a tax-cut extension. Kwame Holman looks at the last-minute scramble on Capitol Hill. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Obama Tells Democrats to ‘Buck Up’ for Midterm Elections President Obama finished out a three-day, four-state campaign trip in hopes of revving up Democratic supporters for the midterm elections. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Clinton Adviser Tyson: Drop Tax Cuts for Wealthy to Spur Spending Next in our continuing series of discussions on whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts to all or some Americans, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Laura Tyson, who served as President Clinton's chief economic adviser. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Clinton Gives Advice on Democratic Path to Victory Former President Bill Clinton spoke with Judy Woodruff Wednesday about what President Obama and Democrats must do to sell their message to voters this fall, what the Clinton Global Initiative plans to do to promote job growth in the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch With 2012 Plans in Limbo, Palin Steps Into Kingmaker Role Judy Woodruff looks at the political power of Sarah Palin, her political endorsements and her use of social media with reporters Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times and Libby Casey of the Alaska Public Radio Network. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Conservatives Weigh Social, Economic Concerns as Midterms Approach Kwame Holman reports from the Values Voter Summit on how social conservatives are trying to shape the Republican message for the fall campaign. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Shields and Brooks Examine ‘Islamaphobia,’ Obama’s Midterm Tax Cut Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top political stories, including recent anti-Muslim rhetoric in the U.S. and the debate over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey Pens ‘Tea Party Manifesto’ Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey speaks with Judy Woodruff about his new book "Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto." This is the first in a two-part series of book conversations with thinkers on both sides of the political… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Obama to Unveil Business Tax Cut Plan In President Obama's latest attempt to boost the economy, he plans to propose allowing businesses to write off new capital investments through 2011. However, new polls paint a grim picture for him and congressional Democrats. Political editor David Chalian examines… Continue watching