Mar 17 Paul Ryan wants you to know he is not running for president, so 'Knock it off' By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan has a message to everyone in the political chattering class who's speculating that he might emerge as the Republican nominee from a contested convention and save the party from front-runner Donald Trump: "Knock it… Continue reading
Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a 'wasted opportunity' for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 53:20 PBS NewsHour full episode March 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama has nominated a judge to fill the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court, despite opposition from Congressional Republicans. Also: A look at the Supreme Court nominee’s record, Tuesday’s primaries leave Donald Trump… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 4:16 Defying Congressional GOP, Obama chooses D.C. judge for Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The battle for the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court began Wednesday, as President Obama officially announced his nomination: Merrick B. Garland, chief judge of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama was… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Trump dismisses talk of contested convention; Fed maintains interest rates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump warned against trying to deny him the party’s presidential nomination via a brokered RNC convention in July. Also, the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady, saying the U.S. economy… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 15:13 Who is Merrick Garland? Legal analysts review his record -- and his chance By PBS News Hour Following President Obama’s nomination of chief D.C. Circuit appeals judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff turns to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and former Solicitor General Seth Waxman for more on the unique situation. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 11:18 Another GOP contender bows out; can either party's frontrunner be stopped? By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scored big victories in Tuesday’s primaries and hold narrow leads in Missouri, where the races have yet to be called. While Sen. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign after losing Florida, Gov. John Kasich was energized… Continue watching
Mar 16 North Korea sentences American student to 15 years of hard labor By Ross Sylvestri An American student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for committing crimes against the state, the country’s Supreme Court found. Continue reading
Mar 16 Michelle Obama tells SXSW crowd she won't run for president By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Michelle Obama showed off her vocal chops at the South by Southwest Music Festival but drew a round of disappointed sighs when she told the crowd she has no plans to run for president. Continue reading
Mar 16 Senate Republicans repeat: No SCOTUS confirmation this year By Quinn Bowman Just minutes after President Obama introduced Merrick Garland today as his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans made clear the nomination is going nowhere. Continue reading