Mar 02 Watch 7:23 How six words landed the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court again By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News In the coming days, the Supreme Court will weigh whether states that rely on the federal health care exchange can provide subsidies to make insurance affordable. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News reports on how millions will be… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:16 Supreme Court weighs process, not politics, of who draws voting maps By PBS News Hour In 2000, Arizona voters changed who has the authority to draw district voting lines. Instead of the state legislature, an independent commission was created in an attempt to reduce partisanship. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a clause in the… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Iraq launches offensive to retake Tikrit from Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi security forces began a ground and air assault on the city of Tikrit, currently held by the Islamic State militant group. Also, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in Congress, announced she won’t seek… Continue watching
Mar 02 Islamic State threatens Twitter employees and founder Jack Dorsey By Colleen Shalby The Islamic State group is encouraging supporters to kill Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and any employee of the social network, in retaliation for blocking the group’s Twitter accounts. Continue reading
Mar 02 Nebraska's same-sex marriage ban struck down by district judge By Anna Sillers In a lawsuit filed by seven same-sex couples challenging Nebraska’s gay marriage ban, Nebraska district judge Joseph Bataillon sided with the plaintiffs, making same-sex marriage legal in the state of Nebraska. The ruling will be effective in one week. Continue reading
Mar 02 Defense Department proposes ban of foreign-made flags at military bases By Justin Scuiletti A new rule proposed by the Department of Defense would bar the military from using department funds for "the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States, unless such flag is manufactured in the United States." The rule… Continue reading
Mar 02 White House task force urges police to build trust in minority communities By Nedra Pickler, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday the deaths of unarmed black men in Missouri and New York show that law enforcement needs to change practices to build trust in minority communities, as a White House task force called for… Continue reading
Mar 02 Fatal shooting of homeless man by LAPD puts department under scrutiny By Colleen Shalby A homeless man on Los Angeles’s Skid Row was killed Sunday after an LAPD police officer shot him. A graphic video surfaced on witness Anthony Blackburn’s Facebook page shortly after the shooting death. Continue reading
Mar 02 Spousal benefits, you say? Does age difference matter? By Laurence Kotlikoff Many readers this week were curious about the file-and-suspend and spousal benefit strategies that Larry Kotlikoff details in his new book, "Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security."… Continue reading
Mar 02 At AIPAC conference, Netanyahu to face off with U.S. officials on Iran By Julie Pace, Aron Heller, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials were set to face off Monday in dueling speeches on the high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiations, a signature foreign policy objective of President Barack Obama. Continue reading