Apr 22 Watch BNY Mellon's Kelly: Financial Reforms Could Stifle Economic Recovery As Democrats and Republicans in the Senate prepare to tackle a sweeping bank overhaul, Judy Woodruff talks to Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robert Kelly about how the bill could reshape the country's financial system and his concerns that… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Summers: Bank Reforms Would Halt 'Too Big to Fail' Mentality As the Senate prepares to consider new financial regulations, Jeffrey Brown talks to White House financial adviser Larry Summers about whether reform efforts could prevent another financial meltdown. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Obama Asks Wall Street for Reform Support as Senate Battle Looms President Obama admonished Wall Street for fighting financial reforms as the Senate prepares to consider new regulations for the country's financial system. Judy Woodruff reports on reactions in the financial community. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Financial Reform Gets Bipartisan Boost in Derivatives Rule Vote Lawmakers moved closer to passing sweeping reform of the financial system as a Senate panel approved new regulations for the complex derivatives market with the backing of GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa. Jeffrey Brown talks to experts about derivatives… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Florida's GOP Primary Heats Up with Anger over Government Spending Judy Woodruff wraps up a week of reporting from Tampa on public views of government with a look at the rise of the political right in Florida and an unexpectedly competitive race for a U.S. Senate seat. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Obama Presses for Financial Overhaul as Senate Fight Looms President Obama made a case for overhauling the nation's financial system today, in an attempt to win action in the Senate. Jeffrey Brown talks to financial experts for more on a reform bill's prospects. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Holder Defends Terror Trials, Guantanamo Plans Attorney General Eric Holder faced heated questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee over his decisions on trying terror suspects and the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Senators Debate Road to Ratification of Arms Deal With the Senate poised to act on the renewed nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia, Jim Lehrer talks to two key senators, Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California and Arizona Republican Jon Kyl. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Obama Formalizes Arms Treaty with Russia Presidents Obama and Medvedev formalized a historic nuclear arms pact to slash nuclear arsenals, possibly ushering in a new era of relations between the U.S. and Cold War enemy Russia. Jim Lehrer has more on the sweeping arms deal. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Obama Fills Key Posts with Recess Appointments The Obama administration is moving to fill 15 vacant administrative posts that have been long-delayed by the Senate through the use of recess appointments. Judy Woodruff gets two views on White House attempts to name appointees without Senate approval. Continue watching