Feb. 13, 2015 9:10 p.m. EST
News: Obama Requests War Powers, Ceasefire Begins in Ukraine, Homeland Security Funding Fight, and Ups & Downs in 2016 Race
President Obama has formally asked Congress for war powers to fight Islamic State militants, but his request is being met with resistance. Republicans think Obama's three-year proposal is too restrictive with limits on his power, while Democrats want a ban on ground troops. And in Ukraine, a ceasefire deal negotiated by European leaders takes effect this weekend.
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Feb. 11, 2015 3:33 p.m. EST
News: 2002 Authorization for Military Force in Iraq
President Obama is officially asking Congress to authorize military action against the Islamic State militant group. Obama's three-year proposal would limit the use of ground troops in the fight. The proposed legislation is receiving mixed reviews on Capitol Hill where debate is expected in the next few weeks. Democrats want to limit the use of ground troops while Republicans want to give the president flexibility in the fight against ISIS. This formal request for military force would repl...
Feb. 06, 2015 9:20 p.m. EST
News: Republicans Court Kissinger, Instability in Yemen, Spying on Wall Street and Gov't Intervention in Hand Washing
On the Webcast Extra, Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times details the coup in Yemen and the struggle the US government may have trying to work with the Houthi rebel group that is now in power.
Feb. 03, 2015 11:34 a.m. EST
News: How will Republicans act on Obama’s budget proposals?
Gwen Ifill gets analysis from Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post on President Obama’s budget proposal and the shifting landscape for 2016 GOP contenders, plus an update on the political battles over Obamacare.
Feb. 03, 2015 11:28 a.m. EST
News: GOP Sen. Grassley: Obama's budget "isn't serious"
How are Republicans responding to President Obama’s 2016 budget? Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on issues like sequestration, the deficit, infrastructure spending and economic growth for the middle class.
Jan. 30, 2015 9:17 p.m. EST
News: Mitt Romney Bows Out of 2016, The Republican Congress Fights Old Fights, ISIS Hostage Situation Continues, and Obama Meets with U.S. Strategic Allies
2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced that he will not seek the nomination again in 2016. What does this mean for the rest of the 2016 field? Who benefits?
Jan. 28, 2015 11:46 a.m. EST
News: Fighting to Repeal Obamacare
In the nearly five years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives has voted over 50 times to repeal or defund all or part of the law. The first vote for repeal was on Jan. 19, 2011 -- just weeks into John Boehner's first term as Speaker -- and passed 245 to 189 with three Democrats voting yes, but the Democratic-controlled Senate never considered the bill. We look back in the Washington Week Vault to that first vote, a vote that the Los...
Jan. 23, 2015 9:20 p.m. EST
News: Obama's YouTube Moment, Harry Reid's Return and Upheaval in Ukraine
On the Webcast Extra, Alexis Simendinger reports on President Obama's round of interviews with YouTube personalities and the administration's digital approach to get the State of the Union message out. While the viewership of the speech itself was down, the White House hopes to further their reach. But as Simendinger says, engagement is not necessarily persuasion.
Jan. 23, 2015 9:16 p.m. EST
News: The State of the Union Impact at Home & Abroad and Potential 2016 Republican Candidates Head to Iowa
President Obama's State of the Union was met with pushback from the Republican-controlled Congress, but where is there room for compromise on the president's 2015 legislative agenda? Alexis Simendinger and Ed O'Keefe report on the president's proposals for community college and trade as well as the Republican opposition.
Jan. 09, 2015 9:24 p.m. EST
News: Boston Marathon Trial Jury Selection, Potential Charges for Petraeus and Romney...Again?
On the Webcast Extra, jury selection began in the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Over 1200 potential jurors have been summoned in a process that could take three weeks in the death penalty case. Plus, former CIA Director David Petraeus could face felony charges for giving classified information to his mistress.
