Jul 22 Watch Obama's farewell appearance on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' By Josh Lederman, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Barack Obama shifted from baseball to football to analogize the limitations of meeting his goals as president during an appearance on "The Daily Show" Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 7:52 Rick Santorum on Iran's nuclear path, economics of immigration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Obama likens Iran deal opposition to Iraq war push By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama invoked the drive to go to war with Iraq in describing why some politicians and pundits are fervent in their opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement. Also, a Jordanian uncle of the man… Continue watching
Jul 21 Businesses one step closer to keeping tax breaks, thanks to Senate committee vote By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Businesses big and small would get to keep claiming dozens of tax breaks that expired at the start of the year under a bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Army chief of staff nominee considers arming recruiting stations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The general tapped to be the next Army chief of staff said Tuesday that if legal issues could be resolved he thinks it would be appropriate, in some cases, to arm soldiers manning recruiting stations. At his nomination… Continue reading
Jul 21 Poll: Majority of Americans favor diplomatic ties with Cuba By Deb Riechmann and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Nearly three-fourths of Americans think the United States should have diplomatic ties with Cuba, but they’re not sure how far to go in lifting sanctions, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Monday as full diplomatic relations between the two… Continue reading
Jul 21 What does John Kasich believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Sarah McHaney He is the grandson of coal miners and immigrants and a prodigy politician who won his first election at age 24 (state senate). John Kasich spent nearly two decades in Congress and won re-election as Ohio governor by a whopping… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 7:45 Is Trump's rapid rise headed for a reverse? By PBS News Hour Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join Gwen Ifill to discuss the campaign disruption of Donald Trump, who offered controversial remarks about Sen. John McCain and religion over the weekend, plus… Continue watching
Jul 20 Obama praises Nigerian leader for pursuing safety, security By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama welcomed Nigeria's new president to the Oval Office on Monday and praised him for working to bring "safety, security and peace" to a nation challenged by economic strains, a history of corruption and violence unleashed by the… Continue reading
Jul 20 McCain: Trump owes an apology to veterans By Julie Pace, Associated Press Sen. John McCain said Monday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn't need to apologize to him for remarks about his captivity in Vietnam, but should tell veterans he's sorry. Continue reading