Jul 20 Watch Intel Chief Nominee Clapper Faces Tough Questioning by Lawmakers Gen. James Clapper, the nominee to become the nation's fourth director of national intelligence, faced a grilling by lawmakers Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, and former White House counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Jobless Benefits Face Another Vote: Weighing Benefits vs. Deficit After two failed attempts, an extension of unemployment benefits is up for yet another vote Tuesday in the Senate. Jeffery Brown speaks with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian for more. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Shields and Brooks on Troubles Facing Democrats Ahead of Election Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the challenges facing congressional Democrats this election year -- from infighting to the prospects of unemployment remaining high. Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Financial Reform Clears Senate After More Than Year of Wrangling After countless battles and revisions, the financial reform bill passed the Senate Thursday on near-party line votes, with the help of a few Republicans who broke ranks. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on Kagan’s Confirmation Chances, Jobs Numbers, Byrd’s Impact Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the conclusion of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the latest jobless report and the impact Sen. Robert C. Byrd had on the Senate. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Back Home in West Virginia, Byrd Honored by Washington Colleagues President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton were among the attendees at a memorial service in Charleston, W.Va., for Sen. Robert C. Byrd', the longest-serving member of Congress ever, who died Monday at age 92. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Jobs Report Shows Recovery May be Losing Steam June's jobs report showed a mixed picture of the economic recovery with unemployment falling to its lowest level in nearly a year, but with weak hiring in the private sector. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Financial Reform; Senate Vote Pending In other news Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a compromise on a federal regulatory reform bill after a $19 billion fee on large banks and hedge funds was dropped from the legislation. Also, a former top executive at AIG… Continue watching
Jun 30 Who’s Behind That Senator at the Kagan Hearing? By News Desk While watching the live stream of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, the Rundown started asking "Who's sitting behind that Senator?" So we made a few calls to find out. What is it that they do? What messages are they… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Coyle: Kagan Sidesteps Hot-Button Questions on Ideology, Social Issues Following Elena Kagan's third day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judy Woodruff gets an analysis from Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about where her nomination stands. Continue watching