Jun 17 Jazzy Start for the White House Music Series By Arts Desk The East Room of the White House sounded more like a high school music room Monday when more than 140 student musicians attended the first installment of a new educational music series. Continue reading
Jun 08 Key Players: Health Care Reform By PBS News Hour As the Obama administration's health care reform effort begins to pick up speed, a number of key voices are emerging in the legislative debate over the nation's health policy. Here's a look at some of the critical players. Continue reading
Jun 08 Health Care Reform Tops Obama’s Priority List By Admin, PBS News Hour With Congress poised to debate sweeping health care legislation in the coming weeks, President Barack Obama has renewed his focus on health care reform as a top administration priority. Continue reading
May 14 Watch White House Event Celebrates the Spoken Word The Obamas hosted a "Poetry Jam" Tuesday night at the White House. Rising stars in the arts world as well as established poets, writers, and musicians were invited. Following is an excerpt of the evening, with footage courtesy HBO. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Axelrod Defends Effort to Block Release of Detainee Photos White House senior adviser David Axelrod discusses President Obama's move to block the release of detainee abuse photos, the search for a Supreme Court justice, and controversy over the president's planned speech at the University of Notre Dame. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Health Industry’s Pledge to Cut Costs Adds Urgency to Reform Bid President Barack Obama said Monday the health industry's new pledge to cut costs will aid his legislative goal of a broader health care overhaul. Health reporters size up the cost cutting promise and the road ahead for health reform. Continue watching
May 11 Health Industry Vows to Trim Costs By PBS News Hour Six leaders of the health care industry have told the White House they are willing to dramatically cut spending in order to assist the Obama administration in its goal of overhualing the American health care system. Continue reading
May 08 Jobs Reports Shows Layoff Pace Slowed in April By PBS News Hour The pace of layoffs slowed in April as employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Glimmers of Economic Hope Emerge, But Tough Road May Remain Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday that the economy should pull out of a recession and start growing again later this year. Financial analysts assess where the economy stands and how new job numbers may impact the picture. Continue watching
May 04 Watch As U.S. Automakers Struggle, Fiat Seizes Expansion Opportunities With designs for global expansion, Italian automaker Fiat plans to acquire part of the restructured Chrysler company and is moving to take over GM's European unit. A Business Week reporter explains Fiat's plan. Continue watching