On the eve of the release of October’s employment data, which will paint the first official portrait of the labor market since the Federal Reserve ended quantitative easing last week, Making Sen$e turns to top economists, many of them former Fed officials, to respond to Merle Hazard’s latest central ballad about the Fed’s “Dual Mandate.” Continue reading
Workers considering heading back to school to boost their earning power may want to avoid certificate programs that last less than a year. By the end of the decade more than 60 percent of U.S. jobs are expected to require … Continue reading
Tonight on the program, we analyze the aftermath of of Tuesday’s election, including the GOP’s takeover of the Senate. In the show: RNC chair Reince Priebus discusses the GOP plan, examining whether Washington can be productive in the next two years, why the Democrats’ playbook fell short, local politics, how the GOP will handle foreign policy and looking at 2016. Continue reading
In our news wrap Wednesday, tensions flared in Jerusalem, where there were two different incidents of Palestinian drivers driving into crowds of pedestrians, causing injuries and one death. Also, a drone strike overnight in Yemen killed a senior al-Qaida official. Continue reading
The big story of Election 2014 was the GOP takeover of the Senate. Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the man who is likely to be the new majority leader, said he would seek areas where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle could work together and avoid shutdowns and gridlock. Judy Woodruff offers a look at the night’s highlights and winners. Continue reading
The Republican party picked up Senate seats and other wins from coast to coast in the midterm election. Gwen Ifill sits down with Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, to discuss the outcome and what the GOP hopes to do with its new leverage. Continue reading
At the White House, President Obama addressed the midterm election setbacks for his party and the potential for working with Republicans. Judy Woodruff asks Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona and Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland whether they see potential for compromise and progress on controversial issues like immigration. Continue reading
In Georgia and North Carolina, both sites of competitive and high-stakes races, voters picked Republican candidates. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Merle Black of Emory University and Mac McCorkle of Duke University for their reactions. Continue reading
In the months before midterm elections, Republicans were highly critical of President Obama policies on the Islamic State, Iran sanctions and other challenges. How will the change in Congress affect U.S. policy abroad? Gwen Ifill gets analysis from chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner. Continue reading
From the minimum wage to genetically modified food labeling, voters across the country got to decide on issues that will have direct impacts on their lives. Political editor Lisa Desjardins dissects some of last night’s winning and losing ballot initiatives. Continue reading