Mar 29 Watch 25:15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 29, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 29th, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry cancels an event in the U.S. to try wrap up the Iran nuclear deal, the future of television is examined in our signature segment as more young… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 3:33 What does an Arab League joint military force mean for the crisis in Yemen? By PBS News Hour The decision by the 21 nations of the Arab League to create a joint military force because of the crisis in Yemen raises the question: Why didn't the organization mobilize the same way to fight ISIS in Iraq? Matt Bradley… Continue watching
Mar 29 NSA considered scrapping phone program before Snowden leaks By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The National Security Agency considered abandoning its secret program to collect and store American calling records in the months before leaker Edward Snowden revealed the practice, current and former intelligence officials say, because some officials believed the costs outweighed the… Continue reading
Mar 29 O’Malley: presidency ‘not some crown’ to be shared by two families By Alan Fram, Associated Press Potential Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley said Sunday that the country needs fresh perspectives for confronting its problems and criticized the prospects of the Clinton and Bush families yet again seeking the White House. Continue reading
Mar 29 Officials: Iran nuclear talks show progress, but obstacles remain By Matthew Lee, George Jahn, Associated Press Iran may accept new constraints on uranium enrichment but is pushing back about the length of limits on technology it could use to make nuclear arms, Western officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 28 Controversy surrounds new Indiana religious objections law By Associated Press The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout. Continue reading
Mar 28 Mixed statements on immigration from 2016 GOP contenders By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press "All the candidates have mixed statements - they have statements that seem to support amnesty and they all have ones that seem to oppose it," said Roy Beck, executive director of Numbers USA, which seeks to reduce immigration. Continue reading
Mar 28 Iran nuclear talks expand as deadline for deal approaches By George Jahn, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program picked up pace on Saturday with the French and German foreign ministers joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in talks with Tehran's top diplomat ahead of an end-of-March deadline for a preliminary deal. Continue reading
Mar 28 GOP lawmaker says Clinton wiped email server ‘clean’ By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton wiped her email server "clean," permanently deleting all emails from it, the Republican chairman of a House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 12:10 Shields and Brooks on Harry Reid’s retirement, Yemen turmoil response By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s retirement announcement, Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential prospects and U.S. involvement in the Yemen conflict. Continue watching