Feb 16 Obama, Southeast Asian leaders seek resolution to maritime disputes By Darlene Superville and Matthew Pennington RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- President Barack Obama will close the two-day ASEAN summit with a news conference, scheduled for 4:35 p.m. EST today. Watch it live here. Continue reading
Feb 16 Senate GOP to Obama: Don't bother nominating to Court By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans united behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama's successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately accused them of putting… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:01 How Scalia made constitutional law exciting By PBS News Hour Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday at the age of 79, adhered to a philosophy of loyalty to the original meaning and intention of the Constitution. Jeffrey Brown discusses Scalia’s legacy with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 8:40 Candidates dive into fight over Scalia's Supreme Court vacancy By PBS News Hour Hours after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, his vacant seat had become a presidential campaign issue. Judy Woodruff talks with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about how the fate of… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 9:42 What Scalia's death means for the Supreme Court's future By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 3:22 Capturing Scalia's philosophy in his own words By PBS News Hour Justice Antonin Scalia's judicial philosophy and interpretation of the Constitution is perhaps best understood through his own words. Jeffrey Brown offers a look back at some of Scalia's reflections. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Saudi Arabia launches its largest war games ever By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Saudi Arabia launched war games involving 20 mostly Arab and African countries amid a fight against Shiite rebels in Yemen and a pledge to help fight the Islamic State. Also, Pope Francis condemned centuries of… Continue watching
Feb 15 George W. Bush jumps back into presidential politics By Julie Pace and Bill Barrow, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state that put him on the path to the White House 16 years ago can do… Continue reading
Feb 15 Results in key Supreme Court cases could change with Scalia's death By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that's just what the court will have to deal with, perhaps for many months, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Eight justices will decide what to do, creating the prospect of 4-4… Continue reading
Feb 15 Filling a Supreme Court seat in an election year happens more often than you think By Daniel Bush How unusual is it really to fill a Supreme Court vacancy during a presidential election year? As it turns out, several Democratic and Republican presidents have filled a vacancy on the nation’s highest court in the middle of a heated… Continue reading