Jun 30 Obama seeks more power to send unaccompanied children back across the border By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press Setting up a confrontation with immigration activists, President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers to send unaccompanied children from Central American back home from the U.S. border they tried to cross illegally. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rules some employers with religious objections can refuse to pay for contraception By News Desk The justices' 5-4 decision Monday is the first time that the high court has ruled that profit-seeking businesses can hold religious views under federal law. And it means the Obama administration must search for a different way of providing free… Continue reading
Jun 30 Live: SCOTUS rules on Hobby Lobby case By News Desk Watch here for reactions and statements outside the Supreme Court this morning. We're expecting the court's ruling on the Hobby Lobby case any moment. Continue reading
Jun 30 Obama selects former P&G exec. to lead Veterans Affairs By Kayla Ruble President Barack Obama will select former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald as his nominee to head the Department of Veteran Affairs, according to White House officials. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Administration will try Benghazi attack suspect in D.C. By PBS News Hour The suspect in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, appeared in U.S. District Court on Saturday in the nation’s capitol. Yesterday, the suspect, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, plead not guilty. Representative Mike Rogers said Khatallah is being “compliant, but not cooperative”… Continue watching
Jun 29 Suspect's case may offer clarity on Benghazi attacks By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A court appearance for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, is the first step in a long legal process that could yield new insight into a fiery assault that continues to reverberate across… Continue reading
Jun 29 Rapper appeals verdict after lyrics used to sway jury By Saskia de Melker, William Brangham The case against Vonte Skinner hinged primarily on two eyewitnesses, though their stories had changed several times. Near the end of the trial, the prosecution introduced 13 pages of violent rap lyrics to demonstrate Skinner’s motive and intent to commit… Continue reading
Jun 28 Government auctions off Bitcoins from Silk Road seizure By Xander Landen The U.S. Marshals Service held an auction Friday of nearly 30,000 bitcoins seized from the now-shuttered online black market, Silk Road. Continue reading
Jun 28 Suspect in Benghazi attacks in federal custody By Associated Press A Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks was in federal law enforcement custody, the U.S. attorney's office said Saturday. Security at the capital's federal courthouse was heightened in anticipation of a possible court appearance by the suspect later… Continue reading