Attendees hold signs and cheer Jan. 21 during a rally calling for an end to corporate money in politics and to mark the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision at Lafayette Square, near the White House in Washington, D.C.
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House Republicans back away from a controversial abortion bill after some G.O.P. women raise objections. President Obama visits a pair of red states to pitch economic proposals outlined in his State of the Union Address. The Senate begins debate on revising the “No Child Left Behind” education law. Vice President Biden says he may challenge Hillary Clinton in 2016. Protesters disrupt the Supreme Court on the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United decision. And the Justice Department reportedly won’t pursue civil rights charges against Ferguson, Missouri police office Darren Wilson. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Guests
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Washington correspondent, The New York Times.
Ed O'Keefe
Congressional reporter, The Washington Post.
Amy Walter
National editor, Cook Political Report.
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