The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Earmarks in the hot seat. Joe Biden in Israel. “Jihad Jane” in Pennsylvania. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The health care summit. Toyota’s apology. And the Afghan flag goes up over Marjah. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Marines fight for Marjah. The stimulus one year in. And Senate Democrats lose Evan Bayh. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Iran’s new nuclear push. Debt shakes the market. And “snowpocalypse” in Washington. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The State of the Union. A huge Toyota recall. Geithner gets grilled. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

A huge GOP win in blue Massachusetts. Democrats scramble to save health care reform. The Supreme Court unleashes corporate campaign cash. And Haiti suffers on.

A massive earthquake in Haiti. A China-Google showdown. And Wall Street in the Congressional hot seat. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Two Democratic senators set to retire. Politics in flux, and a top-level security reassessment at the White House. Our Friday news roundtable dives in.

The hard path in Copenhagen. Health care scramble. A flu shot recall. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The President and the Peace Prize. Two visions in Copenhagen. And health-care deals in the Senate. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

An Afghanistan surge — and pushback. Comcast buys NBC. Nuclear Iran gets defiant. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Obama in China. Healthcare crunch time in the Senate. And the mammogram controversy rages on. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Fort Hood questions. Afghanistan options and healthcare reform meets abortion politics. Our news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Record profits on Wall Street. A Republican votes for health care reform. And insurgent attacks rock Pakistan. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

World leaders on stage in New York and Pittsburgh. Terror arrests in Denver. New hope for an AIDS vaccine. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Max Baucus rolls out a healthcare plan. Missile defense. Murder at Yale. Jimmy Carter talks race. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

A huge pitch for health care. Hubble brings home deep space. And the Supreme Court takes up “Hillary: The Movie.” Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Dick Cheney defends CIA interrogations. California wildfires threaten thousands. And Afghanistan on the edge. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

The nation mourns Ted Kennedy. The health care debate rages on. And the attorney general names a prosecutor on torture. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.