May 24 Watch Feds Pressure BP to Intensify Efforts to Stem Gulf Coast Oil Leak Obama administration officials and senators reiterated Monday that they will hold BP responsible for cleaning up the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, as heavy oil continues to seep into fragile marshland along the coast. Correspondent Tom Bearden gives… Continue watching
May 21 Reconciling House and Senate Financial Reform Congressional leaders have vowed to hammer out the differences between the Senate and House financial reform bills before July 4. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Financial Reform Overhaul on Fast Track to Passage A sweeping reform of the nation's financial regulatory system passed a key vote before the Senate late Thursday, fast-tracking a final vote on the overhauls. Judy Woodruff reports on the process to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the… Continue watching
May 20 Watch News Wrap: Director of National Intelligence Will Step Down In other news Thursday, there are reports that Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair may resign his office and the Senate moved to clear the way for the final passage of the financial regulatory reform bill. Continue watching
May 19 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Contractor Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, Taliban militants attacked one of NATO's largest military bases in Afghanistan, killing a U.S. contractor and democrats in the Senate fell short in a bid to push financial reform to a final vote. Continue watching
May 18 Watch Conn. Candidate Blumenthal Under Fire Over Vietnam Service Record Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's leading Democratic candidate for the Senate, spoke out amid allegations that he lied about his military record in Vietnam. Judy Woodruff talks to a reporter with the Hartford Courant in Connecticut about the backlash from the Republican… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Republicans Attack Blumenthal's Service Record Republican Senatorial candidates have attacked Richard Blumenthal, the frontrunner on Connecticut's Democratic ticket, about statements they said inflate his service record in Vietnam. Judy Woodruff reports on Blumenthal's response. Continue watching
May 06 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Reject GOP Financial Reform Amendment In other news Thursday, Senate Democrats rejected a key Republican amendment to the financial reform bill aimed at the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Also, Nigeria's acting head of government officially became president of Africa's most populous nation following the death… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Oil Spill's Political Fallout, Primary Races Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's decision to suspend plans for offshore drilling expansion in the wake of the Gulf disaster and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's announcement… Continue watching
Apr 29 Crist's Independent Bid Opens New Political Frontier in Florida By Quinn Bowman Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that he will run as an independent in the race to fill an open Senate seat. How would Sunshine State voters react to a three-way race? We ask two political… Continue reading