America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Get the latest returns and expert analysis of Tuesday’s results in House and Senate races around the country. Diane and her panel of political experts talk about what it will all mean for the new Congress in January – and for the lame-duck congressional session coming up later this month.
Guests
- Norman Ornstein Is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."
- Ron Elving Washington editor for NPR.
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