Nov 03 Watch News Wrap: Upbeat Economic Reports Boost Markets In other news Thursday, the markets around the world got a boost from several upbeat economic reports. The Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell below 400,000, the lowest level in five weeks. Also, Senate Republicans have blocked another piece… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Super Committee Considers Spending Cuts, Tax Hikes as Deadline Looms With its Thanksgiving deadline drawing ever closer, the congressional deficit "super committee" held a rare public hearing Wednesday over its debt negotiations, but there have been few signs of progress in the members' efforts to cut more than $1 trillion… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch With 20% Flat-Tax Plan, Perry Eyes Distinction From GOP Field GOP hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his flat-tax proposal Tuesday at a South Carolina plastics plant. Judy Woodruff discusses his and other candidates' ideas for reforming the U.S. tax code with Stephen Moore of the conservative Club for… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Shields, Brooks on Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi's Demise, Feisty GOP Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the killing of Moammar Gadhafi, President Obama's announcement of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq by the end of the year, plus the… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Outside Super PACs Poised to Dominate 2012 Spending When it comes to financing presidential campaigns, the money raised by individual candidates may count less in the 2012 election than past contests. Gwen Ifill discusses the potential might of the new super PACs with Tara Malloy of the Campaign… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Shields, Brooks on Cain's Poll Surge, 'Hunger for Something Else' in GOP Race Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's recent surge in the polls, how much religion is factoring into the GOP race for Mitt Romney and others, the… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Jobs Dominate Political Agenda for Obama, Republican Rivals Jobs dominated the political agenda for President Obama and his Republican rivals on Friday, as everyone seemed to agree on the need to do something but there was little agreement on what to do. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Cain's 9-9-9 Plan, 'Romneycare' Scrutinized at Dartmouth Debate Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Godfather's Pizza chief executive Herman Cain took center stage at the Republican primary debate at Dartmouth College on Tuesday night. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian recap the debate. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Blocked Jobs Bill Senate Republicans blocked the Democrats' version of President Obama's $450 billion jobs bill on Tuesday, saying it would not work and might make things worse. But the president and Democrats pledged to keep pushing for the legislation. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Lawmakers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla' Lawmkers Question Whether Obama's Jobs Bill Has the Right 'Forumla'… Continue watching