"60 Minutes" Once Again

Praises tentative deal on Medicare buy-in as "critical progress" in midday remarks.

REMARKS: Read them here. POOL REPORT: Read it here. Permalink

Health care tops the agenda in Gibbs' session with reporters.

DETAILS: Get them here. Permalink

Medicare buy-in proposal leaves Lieberman "encouraged," Feingold hesitant, Weiner effusive and the White House "pleased."

Earlier: Gang of Ten reach "broad agreement" on the public option late Tuesday. Permalink

Conrad, Gregg set deficit commission in motion. Permalink

House panel summons crashers. Permalink

Geithner says Wednesday administration is extending bailout until October 2010.

Plus: Congressional Oversight Panel audit finds program effective. Permalink

Gore takes Palin, warming skeptics to task in interview with Andrea Mitchell ahead of climate confab.

Read more — including his goals for Copenhagen — here. Permalink

Obama reports back on Wednesday jobs meeting with Hill bigs, says he's "willing" and "confident" in bipartisan solution.

Largely rehashes policy outline from Tuesday speech.

POOL REPORT: Here. ATTENDEES LIST: Here. Permalink

Votes 241-181 Wednesday to extend $31 billion in tax breaks set to expire by the end of the year. Permalink

Politico: "This Week" host to take over for Sawyer at ABC's morning show.

Move could come as early as Monday. Permalink

Former guv calls on Obama to give the climate summit the cold shoulder in Wednesday WashPost op-ed.

EXCERPTS: Read them here. Permalink

Despite reporting 54% approval for Obama, new Bloomberg survey shows 59% think country is heading in the wrong direction.

Conducted Dec. 3-7, error margin 3.1 points. MORE RESULTS: Here.

Plus: New Quinnipiac poll sees Obama's rating on health winning support from less than four in 10 Americans. Permalink