Sep 24 Watch Shields and Gerson Examine Tax Debate, Obama’s Staff Shake-ups Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss this week's political stories, including the debate over tax cuts, a new GOP governing pledge and staff departures in the Obama administration. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Pelosi Says Tax Cut Vote Could Happen by Nov. 2 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday a vote to extend tax cuts could happen before the November elections, despite moves to delay in the Senate. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Democrats: $26 Billion Bill Spared Thousands of Teacher, Service Jobs The House of Representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare August session. Democrats say it will save 300,000 jobs, but Republicans object to the way that it will be funded -- partially by raising taxes on U.S. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Election-Year Infighting Arises Between White House, Congressional Democrats Comments by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about congressional Democrats' stakes in the midterm elections exposed some intraparty rifts this week. Kwame Holman reports on the Democratic tension as the fall elections draw closer. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Senate Republicans Push Back on Health Care Fixes Republicans proposed a long list of amendments during Senate debate on a package of changes to the new health care bill, as Democrats attempt to finish the legislation. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Newsmaker: Speaker Pelosi on Finishing Health Care’s Uphill Climb After Sunday's historic vote on health care reforms in the House, Jim Lehrer talks to Speaker Nancy Pelosi about finding enough votes to pass President Obama's signature domestic issue. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Axelrod: Health Care Reform Now a Reality In a newsmaker interview, Judy Woodruff talks to senior White House adviser David Axelrod about the long political push to pass health care reform, the role of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and what public opinion polls say about the overhaul. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Shields and Brooks Tackle Nervousness over Pending Health Reform Vote Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the nervousness behind Democrats' cautious optimism before the potential weekend health care reform vote in the House. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Democrats Strike Optimistic Tone Ahead of House Vote on Reform House Democrats are taking final headcounts on health care reform in the run-up to a possible Sunday vote, as President Barack Obama rallied public support at a Virginia university on Friday. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Political Scramble Intensifies on Health Reform Bill House Democrats continued the hunt for the 216 votes needed to pass the health care reform bill. Gwen Ifill talks to a health care reporter about how lawmakers may maneuver to push the legislation over the finish line. Continue watching