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 11 Watch Political Checklist: President Obama Asks For Debt Limit Compromise David Chalian, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff analyze President Obama's news conference… 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
Apr 08 Watch Budget Battle Lines Drawn Over Spending, Planned Parenthood as Shutdown Nears Federal agencies prepared for a shutdown as negotiators struggled to reach a budget compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest on the budget talks with Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for WNYC radio. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition Paul Solman chats about the budget impasse in this week's edition of 'Weekonomics.'… Continue watching
Apr 08 Weekonomics: Budget Negotiations Edition Just hours away from a potential government shutdown, Paul Solman Skypes with two economists on the financial implications of the budget impasse in this week's edition of 'Weekonomics: Our Friday Roundup'. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Van Hollen: Tea Party Wing Has Taken Over House Budget Talks Gwen Ifill talks to Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, about the state of a budget stalemate for the rest of this fiscal year, the prospects for a government shutdown and what's at… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch If Government Shuts Down, Where Would Blame Fall? Both Democrats and Republicans insisted they wished to avoid a government shutdown, but the budget stalemate continued Wednesday after both sides failed to agree on a deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the negotiations with Naftali Bendavid, congressional correspondent for The Wall… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Suez Labor Strikes Augment Protests as Unrest Continues Across Egypt For the 16th straight day, protesters gathered across Egypt, ignoring a warning from the vice president that tolerance for protests was wearing thin. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the continued unrest and the several deaths during the… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Israel Resumption of Building Settlements Could Derail Peace Talks Israel's Interior Ministry announced plans to build 1,300 apartments in East Jerusalem. The news came during a visit to the U.S. by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and in the midst of the Obama administration's efforts to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks. Continue watching