. >> ifill: then, paul solman explores a debate over taxes. does raising the rate on the wealthy produce more government revenue? i don't think raising taxes on the upper income makes sense in economy at this time. >> i'm in the top 1% and i'm trying to make every extra dollar i can even though i'm at the top marginal tax rate. >> woodruff: margaret warner examines today's supreme court decision shielding a church- based school from an anti- discrimination law suit. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown looks into a new law that gives the military more authority to detain terror suspects. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public bro

. >> brown: and paul solman sits down with president obama's consumer financial watchdog, richard cordray. >> this is a valid appointment. the law is pretty clear on that. the important thing is we needed a director in order to be able to fulfill the promise to the american people that congress made. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the republican presidential race took a sharp new turn today. mitt romney launched an aggressive assault on newt gingrich, the weekend winner in south carolina, and gingrich answered in kind. judy woodruff begins our coverage. >> woodruff: the new romney offensive cranked up in florida after his 12-point loss in sout

on the economic front, a viewer asked paul solman if the u.s. could face a crisis similar to that of the eurozone. find paul's answer on his making sense page. and our team in new hampshire has collected the sights and sounds of the campaign trail. that's on our politics page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have full coverage of the new hampshire primary, including a special report with the results at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. i'm jeffrey brown. >> judy: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for

check out paul solman's making sense page. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org.y? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll have interviews with defense secretary leon panetta and g.o.p. presidential hopeful jon huntsman. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

on his "making sense" page, paul solman writes about his interview with richard cordray, head of the new consumer financial protection bureau. and on our "world" page, we track the buzz in foreign policy circles about whether the u.s. is heading toward military conflict with iran. all that and more is on our website: newshour.pbs.org. margaret? >> warner: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll have a conversation with jordan's king abdullah about syria and other issues. i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer

newshour economics correspondent paul solman has our update, part of his reporting on making sense of financial news. >> raise your right hand. >> weeks after his embattled recess appointment to head to consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray appeared before a congressional oversight sub committee. president obama tapped cordray, the former ohio attorney general, last summer. but the nomination was stalled by the senate. republicans insisted the cfpd is too powerful and lacks oversight. republican patrick mchenry of north carolina who chaired today's hearing repeated that charge. >> the fact of the matter is the operations and authority of the cfpv still remain a mystery to congress and the american public. >> reporter: during questioning, mchenry pressed cordray to lay out the cfpb's agenda for the coming year. >> with these roughly 800 employees you have and a budget that's hundreds of millions of dollars, will you lay that out. >> i think our agenda has been pretty clear to everybody who has interacted with us from the chamber to consumer groups. i'm happy to have my

paul solman has an interactive chart on his making sense page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll follow the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls as they move on to colorado and nevada. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff in tampa. we'll see you online, where you can follow the county-by-county returns on our interactive map and watch the candidates' victory and concession speeches tonight, plus you can view all our programming on your mobile device. just download the pbs newshour iphone and ipad app. and we'll be here for a special report on the results of the florida primary at 11:00 p.m. eastern time, and again tomorrow evening. thanks for watching. good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program

and on his making sense page, paul solman tackles a viewer's question about fairness in the u.s. tax system. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have full coverage of the iowa caucuses. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

plus, find paul's own measure of unemployment called the solman scale on his "making sense" page. and on "art beat," jeff talks to writer joan didion about her latest book "blue nights," which explores the death of her only child. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look ahead to tuesday's primary in new hampshire, and at the supreme court arguments over redistricting in texas. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by