$85 billion dollars is supposed to be cut from the budget Friday. As lawmakers point fingers, some are already feeling the pinch. NBC's Tracie Potts reports. (NBC News)
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President Obama along with congressional leaders Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell unveil a statue to honor civil rights leader in the rotunda of U.S. Capitol (NBC News)
Attorney General Beau Biden, D-Del., joins The Daily Rundown to discuss the proposal and whether the nation's lawmakers can reach a broader agreement on the issue. (The Daily Rundown)
Lawmakers work through the weekend, in attempts to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts, but with no deal and no vote, some in Congress say they're left embarrassed. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (TODAY)
NBC's Chuck Todd weighs in on the chance of a fiscal cliff deal just hours before the deadline, saying it "really depends on the political motivations" of the people at the negotiation table. (TODAY)
One of the biggest sticking points in the fiscal cliff negotiations has been which income level ought to be required to pay additional taxes. On Friday, Democratic and Republican leaders met for an hour at the White House. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (Nightly News)
With just 10 days until the nation goes over the so-called "fiscal cliff," lawmakers head home for the holidays. For the president, his stay in Hawaii will be a "working vacation." NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (Nightly News)
Shift in public opinion and new found political will for regulation in wake of Connecticut shooting. NBC's Tracie Potts reports. (NBC News)
Critics of the administration are demanding answers after former CIA director David Petraeus told lawmakers that terrorism was suspected early on in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, while UN ambassador Susan Rice called the incident a spontaneous attack. (TODAY)
Congress holds hearings on the multi-state outbreak of fungal meningitis traced to the New England Compounding Center. NBC's Erika Edwards reports. (NBC News)