Dec 13 Watch Obama, Senate Democrats Balk at House GOP’s Version of Payroll Tax Extension The Republican-led House passed legislation Tuesday to continue a payroll tax cut extension that affects 160 million workers, but Democrats balked at a separate provision that would force federal approval of the hotly debated Keystone oil pipeline to run from… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Shields, Brooks on Gingrich’s ‘Skeletons,’ Bill Clinton’s ‘Second Act,’ Tax Cuts Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Bachmann: Gingrich’s Immigration Stance ‘Most Liberal’ in GOP Race In an interview Wednesday with Jeffrey Brown, GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., discussed her GOP rivals' views on immigration, her choice of language on the campaign trail, what the U.S. should do with enemy combatants and criticized the… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch GOP Hopefuls Draw Sharp Divisions on Foreign Policy at Debate Eight Republican candidates gathered Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., for their 11th debate, which centered on foreign policy and national security. Ray Suarez recaps the debate with NPR's Ari Shapiro. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch For Wisconsin Gov. Walker, Tables Turn as Unions Push Recall Effort The eyes of the nation were on the political firestorm in Wisconsin last winter when Republican Gov. Scott Walker took on the labor union representing the state's public employees. Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyburg explores how the tables have since… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Herman Cain: Sexual Harassment Allegations Are ‘Baffling’ Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain denies sexual harassment allegations… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Rick Perry Unveils 20 Percent Flat Income Tax Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveils his economic plan. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch The Doubleheader: Cain, Occupy, Detroit, 4S David Brooks, Mark Shields and Hari Sreenivasan discuss Herman Cain's 9-9-9 proposal… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Shields, Brooks on Obama’s Jobs Speech, Perry’s Debate Debut Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sparring over Social Security and the economy at Wednesday's… Continue watching