Nov 09 Watch Battle Lines Emerge in Senate Over Health Care Reform After narrowly passing the House late Saturday, the focus of the health care reform push now moves to the Senate, where a range of issues, including the public option, and how the bill treats abortion, may prove contentious topics of… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Obama Expected to Sign Extended Unemployment Benefits, Homebuyer Credit The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to extend aid to jobless workers and offer tax breaks to homebuyers. President Obama was expected to sign the measure on Friday. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Oct 30 Public Option Makes a Comeback on Capitol Hill By Lea Winerman Declared nearly dead this summer, the public option has made a comeback. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser discusses the week's health care reform news. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Kerry: Afghan Troop Push Goes 'Too Far, Too Fast' Margaret Warner speaks with Sen. John Kerry about his recent trip to Afghanistan to persuade President Hamid Karzai to accept a runoff election. Continue watching
Oct 26 Reid to Include Public Option in Senate Bill By Quinn Bowman After days of negotiations, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Monday that he will include a government-run public health insurance option in the health care reform legislation he plans to bring to the Senate floor. Continue reading
Oct 14 Dealmaking on Health Reform Goes Behind Closed Doors By Quinn Bowman One day after Sen. Max Baucus' finance committee passed its version of health insurance reform legislation, Senate Democrats and the White House met behind closed doors to fix differences among other reform bills. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Health Reform Vote Set for Senate Finance Committee The Senate Finance Committee will vote next week on revamping the nation's health care system. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Sep 30 Senate Climate Bill Would Cut Emissions 20 Percent by 2020 Senate Democrats unveiled a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system in the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 24 Kennedy Aide Tapped as Temporary Mass. Senator Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday named Paul Kirk, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a longtime aide to Sen. Edward Kennedy, to fill the state's vacant Senate seat for a few months until a special election. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch How Much Should U.S. Intrude to Protect Citizens? Gwen Ifill speaks with national security experts about how far the U.S. government should go in protecting citizens from threats here and abroad. Continue watching