Jan 05 The nuance you may have missed in Obama's gun control plan By Julie Percha President Barack Obama unveiled a series of measures to cut gun violence. But amid the news today, many critics ignored the nuance in his choice of words. The president referred to these measures as executive actions, not executive orders. Why?… Continue reading
Jan 05 Bernie Sanders vows to break up banks during first year in office By Lisa Lerer and Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will pledge to break up the country's largest financial institutions within the first year of his administration should he win the White House next November. He plans to make that pledge in a… Continue reading
Jan 05 Clinton announces new autism initiative By Ken Thomas, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed a new initiative directed at boosting autism screening, treatment and research Tuesday aiming to ramp up the federal government's role in helping millions of Americans affected by the development disorder. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 7:54 Wounded vets can't get help with in vitro fertilization costs By PBS News Hour U.S. military veterans who are having trouble starting families due to combat injuries do not get financial assistance from the V.A. for in vitro fertilization, leaving couples to pay for the costly treatments themselves. Efforts made in Congress to change… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 5:14 What do the Oregon armed protesters want? By PBS News Hour Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 10:10 Bill Clinton returns to the trail to campaign for Hillary By PBS News Hour Former President Bill Clinton made his first solo appearances on the campaign trail in New Hampshire to support his wife Hillary's 2016 campaign. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 04 Trump's first TV ad spotlights Muslim ban Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has debuted his first campaign ad, which is set to air in early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Continue reading
Jan 04 What do the presidential candidates think about the militia takeover in Oregon? By Rhana Natour, Joshua Barajas After some initial silence, Republican presidential candidates began to make calls for a peaceful end to the takeover of a small wildlife refuge by anti-government protesters 30 miles outside Burns, Oregon. Continue reading
Jan 04 Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott announces retirement after 14 terms By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press SEATTLE — Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington state is retiring. Continue reading
Jan 04 Here is Obama's presidential plan to cut gun violence By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers — even those who sell at gun shows and online — and to run background checks on all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a… Continue reading