Oct 8 9:45 PM

Is tough talk in DC stopping a shutdown deal?

President Barack Obama speaks about the federal government shutdown during a news conference in the White House in Washington on Oct. 8, 2013.
Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters

Democrats, Republicans fail to reach deal as shutdown enters second week

James Warren, the New York Daily News' Washington bureau chief, and Bill Schneider, a professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University, join Consider This host Antonio Mora to discuss the latest developments in Washington, D.C.

Has the shutdown affected how the US is viewed abroad?

Jonathan Adelman, a professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and Gordon Chang, a Forbes columnist, join Antonio Mora to weigh in.

How has the NFL dealt with allegations of links between football and brain trauma?

Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN investigative reporters (and brothers), join Antonio Mora to discuss their new book, "League of Denial," which was also turned into a Frontline documentary.

Nielsen introduces Twitter ratings for TV

Molly McHugh, a social media editor for Digital Trends, and Tim Stevens, editor-at-large at CNET, join Antonio Mora to talk about this new link between TV and social media.

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