Oct 09 Obama says Americans must 'come together' on gun crimes By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The public must "come together" to figure out how to keep deadly mass shootings from happening, President Barack Obama said Friday. But he emerged from a private meeting with family of the victims of last week's shooting in Oregon to… Continue reading
Oct 09 Pressure builds on Paul Ryan to run for House speaker By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The pressure is on Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, to run for House speaker in the chaotic aftermath of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's sudden decision to abandon his campaign for the post. Continue reading
Oct 09 Obama to focus on condolences, not gun laws, in Oregon visit By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is bringing words of comfort and sympathy to grieving families of victims of the shooting rampage in Roseburg, Oregon, muting his message about the need for new laws to stem gun violence as he visits… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:47 With McCarthy stepping back, who can step up to lead the House? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff speaks to former Rep. Vin Weber, R-Minn., and Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post about what prompted Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s withdrawal from the speaker’s race and who might step up to unify the Republican party. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Congress chastises Volkswagen for emissions cheating By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Congress went after automaker Volkswagen over the way it rigged diesel models to cheat on emissions tests. Also, Russia fired more cruise missiles into Syria, while denying several U.S. reports that several missiles crashed in… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 3:37 McCarthy: To unite GOP, House speaker needs to be 'a new face' By PBS News Hour House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, once favored to become Speaker of the House after John Boehner, abruptly withdrew from the competition, explaining that he believed Republicans should unite behind “a new face.” Political director Lisa Desjardins explores the fallout with… Continue watching
Oct 08 Lynch: 'Unacceptable' that DOJ doesn't have complete record of police-involved shootings By News Desk The Justice Department does not have a national record of all police-involved shooting deaths, a fact that Attorney General Loretta Lynch says needs to change. Continue reading
Oct 08 How do you become Speaker of the House? By Quinn Bowman Rep. Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race for Speaker for the House. Here's an overview on how that position is selected. Continue reading
Oct 08 Kevin McCarthy drops out of Speaker race By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In a stunning move, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the U.S. House. Continue reading
Oct 07 Complete transcript of Hillary Clinton interview By PBS News Hour Read the complete transcript from Judy Woodruff's interview with Hillary Clinton at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, Oct. 7, 2015. Continue reading