Dec 16 Watch Amendments, Holidays Pose Hurdles for START Treaty in Senate The Senate formally opened debate Thursday over whether to ratify the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Judy Woodruff gets an update on what's at stake and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering from political editor David Chalian. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Senate Takes Up START Debate as Clock Ticks for Lame-Duck Session After months of haggling, the Senate is now considering one of President Obama's top foreign policy priorities for the lame-duck Congress -- the New START treaty that he signed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to limit both countries' nuclear arsenals,… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch News Wrap: House Vote on Tax-Cut Bill Hits Democratic Roadblock In other news Thursday, a House of Representatives vote on the tax-cut deal that President Obama cut with Republicans ran into a roadblock. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Could Estate Tax Jeopardize Wider Tax Cut Deal? After an update on the Senate's 81-19 vote to pass the president's tax cut compromise, Judy Woodruff speaks with two House members about how one aspect of the deal -- the estate tax provision- is raising debate. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Lame-Duck Senate Will Consider START Treaty In the day's other top headlines, the Senate decided to consider the START nuclear treaty and at least 28 people were killed after a boat loaded with 70 refugees capsized off an Australian island. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch New ‘No Labels’ Centrist Group Seeks Culture Change in Politics In light of the polarization in Washington, a new group has formed to try to foster cooperation in Congress and tone down partisan rhetoric on both sides. Judy Woodruff speaks with No Labels founders Mark McKinnon, a GOP strategist and… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Tax Cuts Bill Could Clear Congress by Week’s End Most senators voted Monday to end debate on President Obama's tax cut deal with Republicans and hold a full vote. Jeffrey Brown tracks the latest developments and looks ahead to the challenges the bill faces in the House. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny? In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Shields, Brooks on Tax-Cut Deal, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political stories with Jim Lehrer, including President Obama's tax-cut deal with the GOP and the likelihood of the Senate approving the New START treaty and a repeal of the military's… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Obama’s Tax-Cut Deal With GOP Appears to Gain Momentum Jim Lehrer recaps the latest developments in the battle in Washington over whether to extend Bush-era tax cuts -- and for whom. Continue watching