Politics Oct 02 Watch President Obama summons congressional leaders to discuss shutdown stalemate President Obama summons congressional leaders to discuss shutdown stalemate…
Politics Dec 03 Watch White House, House Republicans Face Off Over Competing Deficit Reduction Plans White House, House Republicans Face Off Over Competing Deficit Reduction Plans…
Politics Nov 18 Watch With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Supercommittee Talks Collapse? With Deadline Nearing, What Happens if Super Committee Talks Collapse?…
Politics Jul 18 Watch House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's…
Jul 05 Watch Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch White House, GOP Budget Deficit Talks Hit a Wall: Now What? Budget deficit negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP lawmakers broke down Thursday after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out over the question of raising taxes. Judy Woodruff discusses the breakdown and what's ahead with The Washington Post's… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Shields, Brooks on ‘Flexible’ U.S. Policy in Middle East, Deficit Plans Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's political news. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Van Hollen: Tea Party Wing Has Taken Over House Budget Talks Gwen Ifill talks to Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, about the state of a budget stalemate for the rest of this fiscal year, the prospects for a government shutdown and what's at… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch If Government Shuts Down, Where Would Blame Fall? Both Democrats and Republicans insisted they wished to avoid a government shutdown, but the budget stalemate continued Wednesday after both sides failed to agree on a deal. Jim Lehrer discusses the negotiations with Naftali Bendavid, congressional correspondent for The Wall… Continue watching