John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, says there's no reason for China to escalate tensions if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."

Amanda Hsiao, Senior China Analyst at Crisis Group, discusses the geopolitical impacts of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan. She speaks with Yvonne Man and David Ingles on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open".

1. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Beijing's elite Tsinghua University, walking to podium 2. Mid of attendants 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nancy Pelosi, US House Speaker: "The world is preparing for the Copenhagen Conference at the end of...

CLEAN: Interior interview with the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, talking about her discussion with Michelle O'Neill on the Northern Ireland Protocol, she also remarks on her meeting (a week earlier) with Nancy Pelosi...

A sharply divided House approved a Republican plan Wednesday to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other Democrats derided the...

Washington, DC - 13 March 2008 1. US President George W. Bush walking out of Oval Office to podium on South Lawn 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President: "Last month House leaders declared that they needed 21 additional days...

HEADLINE: Detroit automakers issue retooled case for bailout CAPTION: Detroit's Big Three appealed to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday with a retooled case for a bailout as large as $34B, pledging to slash work forces, car lines and...

AP Television Washington, DC - 3 October 2008 1. Wide shot exterior of Capitol Hill Pool Washington, DC - 3 October 2008 2. Wide of graphic showing result of vote 3. UPSOUND: (English) Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, Democrat, announcing...

HEADLINE: Democrats pick up 5 Senate seats, gain in House CAPTION: Democrats strengthened their majorities in both houses of Congress, assuring President-elect Barack Obama a stronger hand in enacting his agenda of change. (Nov. 5)...

1. Zoom in of vote being announced 2. Graphic of slate showing vote on motion to invoke cloture, superimposed on wide shot of chamber 3. Wide of chamber 4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader,(Democrat -...

English/Nat The House of Representatives' ethics committee voted on Friday night to reprimand the Speaker Newt Gingrich for admitted rules violations. Their decision to call for an unprecedented 300-thousand dollars financial penalty...

STORY: US Democrats Tuesday 1. Mid of stage 2. Various of supporters holding pro-Obama banners 3. Pull out of floor, banner reading "Obama for President" 4. Howard Dean, Democratic Party chairman arriving 5. Wide of Dean on stage 6....

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday that she will appoint the full complement of five Democrats on the 12-member panel, tapping lawmakers who have been deeply involved in previous congressional investigations of the Sept....

1. US President Barack Obama entering and shaking hands with people 2. Obama embracing US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 3. Various of Obama shaking hands with Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 4....

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus014733 On the final day before a five-week summer break, Congress was leaving a long list of unfinished business after 18 months of bitter partisanship. Democrats cast Republicans as the obstacle;...

1. Mid of meeting between US President Barack Obama and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano 2. Pan from reporters to Obama and Napolitano, UPSOUND: (English) Barack Obama, US President: "One of the few things that my daughters asked me...

1. US President George W. Bush walking into Congress with Senate and House Republican leaders 2. Republican Representative Deborah Pryce walking to microphone 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Deborah Pryce, Republican - Ohio: "He...

1. Wide of stage 2. Howard Dean, Democratic Party chairman arriving 3. Wide of Dean 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Dean, Democratic Party chairman "The 45th quadriennial convention of the Democratic Party will now come to order." 5....

HEADLINE: Health deal sought after veto upheld CAPTION: The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override President Bush's veto of a politically popular children's health bill, and the White House instantly called for...

1. Wide of Democratic Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi standing at a podium after Congress rejected bailout 2. Zoom into Pelosi 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barney Frank, Democratic Representative of...

1. Pan right from Representatives standing on steps to band 2. Band playing 3. John Boehmer, Republican Leader of the House and Nancy Pelosi, US Speaker of the House, zoom out to wide of Representative singing 4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...

Dec. 8 -- Bloomberg's Peter Cook reports on the Dec. 12 spending deadline and policy riders attached to the draft $1.1 trillion spending bill. Cook speaks on In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)

HEADLINE: Congress OKs financial rescue, Bush signs it CAPTION: Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush who almost immediately signed...

HEADLINE: Obama health plan delayed, trouble ahead? CAPTION: Slow down, Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Thursday, dashing hopes of rushing his sweeping health care overhaul to a summertime vote and adding to the troubles...