Jul 01 Watch 9:21 Despite some high-profile liberal wins, why the Supreme Court hasn’t shifted By PBS News Hour From legalizing gay marriage to upholding the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has just finished up a momentous term. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, Joan Biskupic of Reuters and Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.com… Continue watching
Jul 01 Ted Cruz reminds everyone why we have professional voice actors By Joshua Barajas Ted Cruz stopped by the Buzzfeed offices to prove his was the biggest fan of “The Simpsons” by working his way through many personalities made famous by the animated comedy. Continue reading
Jul 01 Obama aims to change conversation around the health care law By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is aiming to use the momentum from a recent Supreme Court victory for his health care law to change the conversation from talk about undoing his signature domestic achievement to talk about how to improve… Continue reading
Jun 30 Here’s how much money Jeb Bush made in the last 30 years By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford Jeb Bush's income from 1981 to 2013 in one chart. Continue reading
Jun 30 Labor Secretary Perez: government unions have the right to require members to pay their ‘fair share’ By News Desk and Associated Press Weighing in on the Supreme Court's decision to hear a dispute over union fees in the public sector, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff that states have appropriately said that you can require people to pay their… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Supreme Court accepts case on union dues for non-members By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted the case of 10 California teachers who say having to pay union dues when they do not belong to the union violated their First Amendment rights. Also, New Jersey Gov. Continue watching
Jun 30 Border Patrol should add 350 internal investigators, report says By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Customs and Border Protection should more than double its ranks of internal affairs investigators, an advisory panel has recommended in a report sent to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Continue reading
Jun 30 State Department will release 3,000 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails tonight By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press The State Department announced that it would release emails belonging to Hillary Clinton, starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Brazil aims to curb deforestation as part of climate pledge By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Brazil pledged Tuesday to restore millions of acres of forests and expand renewable energy use, as the United States and Brazil worked to build momentum toward a budding global climate treaty. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 27:28 Watch Chris Christie announce his candidacy for U.S. president By PBS News Hour Continue watching