Assessing accomplishments in Congress' lame-duck session, President Obama said Wednesday the nation is not "doomed to endless gridlock." Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today's Susan Page and Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center about what the lame-duck Congress has…

President Obama on Friday extended Bush-era tax cuts for two years by signing into law a compromise with Republican leaders. He acknowledged that there are some elements of the legislation he dislikes, but called it a "good deal" for the…