May 04 Watch 9:01 Will 2016 be the year of the political outsider? By PBS News Hour The field of Republican contenders for 2016 has grown by two: retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard CEO, have both announced their candidacies. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara… Continue watching
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May 04 Obama nominates Marine general as Joint Chiefs chairman By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, choosing a widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transition in… Continue reading
May 04 Hillary Clinton agrees to testify on Benghazi, emails this month By Erica Werner, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton is willing to testify on Capitol Hill later this month about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and about her email practices, her attorney told lawmakers in a letter Monday. Continue reading
May 04 Gillibrand: Number of military sex crimes greater than Pentagon first reported By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The number of sex-related crimes occurring in U.S. military communities is far greater than the Defense Department has publicly reported, a U.S. senator said Monday in a scathing critique that asserts the Pentagon has refused to provide her information about… Continue reading
May 04 What does Carly Fiorina believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah McHaney Best known for nearly six years as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina was the first female to run a Fortune 20 company. Now she's running for president. Here's where she stands on 10 key issues. Continue reading
May 03 What does Ben Carson believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Lisa Desjardins He is a pioneering brain surgeon and the holder of high accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the designation as a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress and five dozen honorary degrees. Ben Carson credits his mother for… Continue reading
May 03 Food servers in Capitol Hill grapple with low wages By Charles Babington, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Many of the Capitol's food servers, who make the meals, bus the tables and run the cash registers in the restaurants and carryouts that serve lawmakers, earn less than $11 an hour. Continue reading
May 03 Pentagon sexual assault report shows high rates of perceived retaliation persist By Daniel Costa-Roberts A new Department of Defense report released Friday shows that rates of retaliation against victims remain stubbornly high despite a marked decrease in military sexual assaults and increased reporting of such crimes in the 2014 fiscal year. Continue reading
May 03 Baltimore unrest raises questions about O’Malley’s record as mayor By Associated Press Weeks before the former Maryland governor expects to enter the 2016 presidential race, Baltimore's story of turnaround has been marred by unrest after the police-custody death of Freddie Gray. Continue reading