Dec 14 Watch 7:29 What's behind the Ted Cruz surge? By PBS News Hour Recent polls show Sen. Ted Cruz gaining ground in the Republican presidential race, while Ben Carson is slipping. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Cruz’s surge and what to… Continue watching
Dec 14 VIDEO: Before Freddie Gray, there was Tyrone West By PBS News Hour Tyrone West died in police custody in Baltimore in the summer of 2013. The officers who arrested West were cleared of wrongdoing, but since Freddie Gray's death, West's case is receiving more interest from the public. Filmmaker Kobie Brown profiles… Continue reading
Dec 14 Obama says military hitting Islamic State group harder than ever By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the United States military and allied forces are hitting the Islamic State group harder than ever. Continue reading
Dec 14 Tuesday sign-up deadline for Obamacare; fines rise for uninsured By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Rising premiums and shaken faith among insurers have cast a cloud over sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law, and now it's crunch time again. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: What the Paris climate change deal means for the United States, trying to contain ISIS by attempting to broker peace in Libya, and one American city at the center of the debate over how to treat… Continue watching
Dec 13 Christie to return to main Republican presidential debate stage, CNN says By Associated Press CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate. Continue reading
Dec 13 Swedish authorities may be allowed to question WikiLeaks founder By Michael D. Regan Ecuador and Sweden have singed an agreement to allow authorities to question Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2010. The 44-year-old has denied the charges and has been staying in Ecuador's London embassy for… Continue reading
Dec 13 Large 2016 establishment field puts New Hampshire GOP leaders on edge By Julie Pace, Associated Press The Republican establishment has flexed its muscle in New Hampshire's presidential primaries for years. But in the unpredictable 2016 election, the state's standard political playbook faces challenges on two fronts. Continue reading
Dec 13 Obama plans weeklong series of events to explain ISIS strategy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at trying to allay concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State… Continue reading
Dec 13 Obama optimism on climate pact tempered by GOP opposition By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the newly passed international climate change agreement as a major achievement that could help turn the tide on global warming, but the immediate reaction of leading Republican critics was a… Continue reading