Jun 30 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Supreme Court accepts case on union dues for non-members By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted the case of 10 California teachers who say having to pay union dues when they do not belong to the union violated their First Amendment rights. Also, New Jersey Gov. Continue watching
Jun 30 Border Patrol should add 350 internal investigators, report says By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Customs and Border Protection should more than double its ranks of internal affairs investigators, an advisory panel has recommended in a report sent to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Continue reading
Jun 30 State Department will release 3,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's emails tonight By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press The State Department announced that it would release emails belonging to Hillary Clinton, starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Brazil aims to curb deforestation as part of climate pledge By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Brazil pledged Tuesday to restore millions of acres of forests and expand renewable energy use, as the United States and Brazil worked to build momentum toward a budding global climate treaty. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 27:28 Watch Chris Christie announce his candidacy for U.S. president By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 30 What does Chris Christie believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Elizabeth Summers, Lisa Desjardins He’s a lawyer, a former Wall Street lobbyist and a Bruce Springsteen superfan. Chris Christie is the two-term Republican governor of a blue state, a Little League coach and father of four. Here’s where he stands on 10 big issues. Continue reading
Jun 30 Christie returns to his high school to announce 2016 run LIVINGSTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie opened his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday and, never one to aim small, declared he's "out to change the world."… Continue reading
Jun 29 Obama proposal would make 5 million more eligible for overtime By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Salaried workers who earn nearly $1,000 per week would become eligible for overtime pay under a proposal President Barack Obama unveiled Monday, lamenting that too many Americans are working too many hours for less pay than they deserve. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 7:17 Why GOP candidates will be talking about the Supreme Court on the campaign trail By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about Republican reactions to the Supreme Court rulings on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, plus a look at new presidential candidate Gov. Bobby… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:36 What the Supreme Court's mercury ruling means for the EPA By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a case on how federal regulators set limits on mercury emitted from power plants, finding that the EPA failed to take economic costs into account. Jeffrey Brown examines the implications… Continue watching