Aug 01 Watch Amid Debt-Ceiling Drama, Interest Rates Have Hardly Followed the Script On Wall Street, stocks initially rallied Monday on the news of a debt-ceiling deal, but a weak report on manufacturing killed the surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the financial world's reactions to the drama over a debt deal… Continue watching
Aug 01 Inside a Mexican Cartel: Drug Smuggling in the United States By Larisa Epatko In a series written for the Los Angeles Times, Richard Marosi reports on cocaine smugglers in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as Drug Enforcement Administration agents set about tracking them. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch ‘The President Is a Sick Man’ Details Secret Surgery of President Cleveland When President Grover Cleveland underwent secret cancer surgery in 1893 the public was kept in the dark for weeks while he recuperated and for decades to follow. Ray Suarez discusses the history with author, Matthew Algeo, who details the happenings… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch From Ohio to Nevada, Voters Fed Up With Debt Ceiling Deadlock A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found 80 percent of American are either dissatisfied or angry with the federal government's inability to reach a compromise to avert default. Judy Woodruff discusses the public mood with a reporter and a political… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Lagarde Warns Dollar Could Decline if U.S. Debt Deal Not Reached Lagarde Warns Dollar Could Decline if U.S. Debt Deal Not Reached… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch NRC Chief: U.S. Nuclear Plants Safe Despite Age, Needed Upgrades The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese coast and triggered a nuclear crisis raised major questions surrounding the safety of U.S. nuclear reactors. Gwen Ifill discusses new safety regulations issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with its head, Gregory… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch U.S. Women Take on Japan in World Cup Final The U.S. Women's Soccer Team has made it to the final game of the Women's World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on Japan's team on Sunday. Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, previews the match-up with… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and… Continue watching