Sep. 03, 2014 11:13 a.m. EDT
Web Video: EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions
The Obama administration laid out an ambitious new plan to cut down on carbon pollution and combat climate change while offering some flexibility to states. EPA administrator Gina McCarthy joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the new rules and why she says t…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:10 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Carbon-cutting plan proves politically controversial in states where Senate control will be decided
A new proposal by the EPA to cut carbon emissions may not take full effect for several years, but the political effects kicked in immediately. In states like West Virginia and Kentucky, where nearly all of the electricity is generated by coal, Democ…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:05 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Can Obama successfully defend Ukraine as unity wanes in Europe?
Despite President Obama’s urging of NATO countries to reaffirm commitment to defend democracy in Ukraine, France says it will fulfill a multi-billion dollar contract with Russia. Gwen Ifill joins to Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and Int…
Sep. 03, 2014 11:01 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution?
The average person graduating from college in 2013 borrowed nearly $30,000 in student debt. To help Americans overburdened by their loans, President Obama signed a new executive order that expands on a 2010 law that capped federal loan repayments at…
Sep. 03, 2014 10:57 a.m. EDT
Web Video: How ‘Hard Choices’ may help Clinton define herself ahead of possible presidential run
Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, senator and first lady, has just released her second memoir, “Hard Choices,” launching a national tour of media interviews and bookstore appearances. Is her book a sign of a second presidential campaign to…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:49 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Brat topples Cantor with grassroots enthusiasm
The defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by David Brat shakes the stability of a more fragile GOP establishment. Gwen Ifill is joined by former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks and Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post to discu…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:45 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Pew study finds more polarized Americans increasingly resistant to political compromise
A major study by the Pew Research Center finds the increasing polarization in the U.S. is not just in our politics. American adults are less likely to compromise and often decide where to live, who to marry and who their friends should be based on w…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:41 p.m. EDT
Web Video: What’s fueling and funding the insurgents behind the violence in Iraq?
The Sunni militants known as ISIL or ISIS continue to broaden their control over the northern Iraq. What are their origins and how does the group compare to other insurgencies? Gwen Ifill learns more from journalist Rania Abouzeid and Brian Fishman …
Sep. 02, 2014 5:39 p.m. EDT
Web Video: What Iraq’s violent sectarian split means for its neighbors
The insurgency by Sunni militants in Iraq, known as ISIL or ISIS, adds conflict to an already volatile region. Gwen Ifill talks to Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya News and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the failure to stifle ISIL’s grow…
Sep. 02, 2014 5:36 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Lawmakers skeptical that GM can remodel its leadership
General Motors CEO Mary Barra returned to address Congress about an internal company report on the ignition switch defect that has been linked to at least 13 deaths. Barra announced a new campaign to reward employees who report safety concerns, but …
