NBC's "Meet the Press" — David Plouffe, Both parties draw lines in the sand as political leaders in Washington wrestle with raising the debt ceiling. Can the country's political leaders come together to avoid a debt doomsday? We'll have the very latest on the fluid situation with the President Obama's Senior Adviser, David Plouffe.
Infighting amongst the GOP caucus in the House causes problems for Republican leadership and adds to the down-to-the-wire debt drama. What will the negotiations look like in the Senate as pressure builds to get something done before the country defaults? With us:
Sen. Claire McCaskill and Sen. John Thune What effect will down-to-the-wire debt negotiations have on the markets? Who will be to blame for the economic consequences if Washington can't strike a deal? Joining us:
Former Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm (D), Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), the host of CNBC's "Mad Money" Jim Cramer, and NBC's Tom Brokaw ABC's "This Week" - Default Deadline - White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham
The clock ticks closer to a U.S. government default as Congress goes down to the wire on raising the debt ceiling. Can political leaders avoid what President Obama has called a crisis of their own making?
Sunday on "This Week," Christiane Amanpour speaks with White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe for the latest on the debt ceiling endgame.
Then, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., weighs in on whether the current deals under negotiation go far enough to get the U.S. fiscal house in order. After calling the original plan proposed by House Speaker John Boehner this week "a straight-jacket on real spending reform," can Graham get behind the current GOP plan on the table?
Will calls for a balanced budget amendment sink or save a final deal? And can the Senate and House finally reach an agreement before Aug. 2, when the U.S. loses the ability to borrow more funds? An exclusive interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, only on "This Week."
As the global economy hangs in the balance, could the debt crisis trigger a double-dip recession?
Christiane speaks with Dr. Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of investment management firm PIMCO on the consequences of a possible default by the world's largest economy, and the impact on the rest of the world. And are politics putting the economy in peril? The "This Week" roundtable debates the impact of the debt ceiling battle and whether dysfunction in Washington has reached a new low. Christiane is joined by
ABC's George Will, ABC News political director Amy Walter, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, and Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform Plus, the tragedy in Norway shines a new light on violent right-wing extremism, while here in the United States, another homegrown plot by a Muslim soldier to attack Ft. Hood is foiled. What are the ongoing dangers from extremists in the U.S., and are enough federal resources dedicated to the threat?
Christiane speaks with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on whether U.S. law enforcement is prepared for potential dangers here at home from all fronts CBS' "Face the Nation" —Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
CNN's "State of the Union" - The clock continues to tick down to the August 2nd deadline and with just days to go there’s still no deal on the debt ceiling. President Obama says the sides are not that far apart, but will they be able to finally find compromise? The Boehner plan passes the House, but will it be dead on arrival in the Senate? Where do they go from here and will they be able to find a plan to pass both the House and Senate?
First, guest host Gloria Borger will talk to
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for the latest in the debt ceiling negotiations. We’ll also hear from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with the view from the other side of the aisle The perspective from the White House with
Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Gene Sperling And, we’ll get the conservative Republican view from
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) who voted against the Boehner plan that passed the House late Friday Then, insights and analysis on the economic effects with
Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics Finally, the rest of Candy’s interview with presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on the 2012 race, his thoughts on the other republican candidates and his chances in Iowa on the eve of the influential Iowa Straw Poll.
Fox News Sunday - Debt ceiling crisis: Gene Sperling, National Economic Council. Debt ceiling negotiations: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.); Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.); Sen. Jon Kyl
Fareed Zakaria GPS -Christine Lagarde agrees: Damage already done
This week Fareed Zakaria sat down with the new head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. They talked about the U.S. deficit and the debt ceiling debate. Here is Christine Lagarde agreeing with Fareed Zakaria that the damage has already been done.
Fareed Zakaria: Do you think that the dangers that people speak of could happen anyway - that is, watching this process, markets might lose that kind of unshakable confidence they had that U.S. Treasury bills were the bedrock of the international financial system? That they were the cheapest debt, that it was the place where people went as a flight to safety, has all that already been jeopardized? Or is there a danger that that has been undermined?
Christine Lagarde: You're quite right, Fareed, in saying that there was a positive bias towards the United States of America, towards Treasury bills. That was the case historically. And the current crisis is probably chipping into that very positive bias.
That very strong confidence that generally led to flight equality and investment in Treasury bonds is slightly eroded at the moment. I mean, it was unheard of, only six months, to imagine that the United States could be under negative watch by the rating agencies.
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/28/the-damage-is-already-done/C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” -Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican
Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital” - Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad
Reliable Sources - Debt ceiling coverage: Jonathan Martin, Politico; Nancy Cordes, CBS; Michael Shear, the New York Times.
Chris Matthews Show - Politics: Howard Fineman, Andrea Mitchell, Michael Duffy and Nia-Malika Henderson. Why The GOP Thinks This Debt Chaos Helps Them Beat Barack Obama in 2012. Will Rick Perry Be The GOP Nominee?
CBS News Sunday Morning - An ex-con turns around his life - and those of other inmates - on his quest to become an attorney. Also: Songwriter Jimmy Webb; Mo Rocca shares a Q&A with actor Jason Bateman; fountain pens; Ben Stein; and Bill Geist takes in some chainsaw art.
Washington Journal 7:45 am EDT Approx. 35 min. LIVE WJ: Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer on Debt Ceiling
8:20 am EDT Approx. 40 min. LIVE WJ: MoveOn.org's Justin Ruben on the Debt Debate
9:00 am EDT Approx. 30 min. LIVE WJ: Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on Debt Negotiation Updates
9:30 am EDT Approx. 30 min. LIVE WJ: New York Times' Catherine Rampell on U.S. Default & Consumer Consequences
10:01 am EDT Approx. 31 min. Newsmakers: Gov. Terry Branstad (R-IA)
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