Kai and Andrea talk Obama’s recess appointments, the future of the filibuster in Congress (or, why Democrats may have shot themselves in the foot for the next four years) and why the stock market continues to rise. Got questions about politics and the economy? Send an email to insideout@marketplace.org.
The first hundred days
This photo shows the desk used by US President George W. Bush, 30 January 2001, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images