Jan 18 Watch Democrats on Edge as Massachusetts Voters Go to Polls President Obama traveled to Massachusetts on Sunday to stump for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley in the increasingly tight race to fill the Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy. Continue watching
Jan 15 Health Care Reform Could Hinge on Close Mass. Senate Race By Quinn Bowman Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about this week's big political story: the special election in Massachusetts to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Democrats are scrambling amid… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch In Mass. Senate Race, GOP Candidate Surging in Democratic Stronghold Massachusetts' special election to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat is heating up as a Republican candidate is polling well in a bastion for Democratic politics. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Democrats Wrangle Over Taxing ‘Cadillac’ Insurance Plans Gwen Ifill speaks with economists about the ongoing debate over taxing so-called "Cadillac" health care insurance plans. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama’s ‘Measured’ Security Review Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top stories of the past week, including President Obama's review of U.S. intelligence systems, and the retirements of two prominent Senate Democrats. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Senate Retirements Hint at Shifting Political Landscape Two veteran Democratic senators will not be coming back after this year. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut announced his decision Wednesday, hours after Byron Dorgan of North Dakota did the same. Gwen Ifill talks to reporters for context on the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Senate Health Bill Sets Stage for Tough Negotiations With House In a landmark vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 60-39 to approve an overhaul to the nation's health care system. Judy Woodruff examines the negotiations ahead to reconcile Senate and House versions of the bill, and what the measures might… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch News Wrap: Senate Health Fight Nears End In other news, the goal line appeared in sight Tuesday for the health care debate in the U.S. Senate, and Republicans picked up another vote in the House after freshman Democrat Parker Griffith announced he is switching parties. Continue watching
Dec 21 Compare the Senate and House Health Reform Bills The Senate health reform bill cleared its first major procedural hurdle in a vote in the early hours of Monday morning. Find out how the compromise bill compares to the version that passed the House last month. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Senate Inches Toward Historic Health Care Vote With a 60-40 test vote early Monday morning to shut down a Republican filibuster, Senate Democrats moved closer to passing the broadest overhaul of the nation's health care system in a generation. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching