Sep 01 Senate leader: Not enough votes to defund Planned Parenthood By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Republican is conceding that his party will have to await the next president before it can cut off federal funds that go to Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Sep 01 Supporters of Iran nuke deal near key vote total to back up Obama By Erica Werner, Associated Press BALTIMORE — Supporters are now just one vote shy of the 34 Senate votes needed to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive and hand a major foreign policy victory to President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Sep 01 Consumer panel: Airlines should disclose fees, seat size By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Airlines should clearly disclose the cost of change and cancellation fees, as well as the size of the plane's seats, before a passenger buys a ticket, a federal panel said Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 01 Obama paints doomsday scene of global warming in Alaska By Josh Lederman, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn't dealt with fast: entire nations submerged underwater, cities abandoned and refugees fleeing in droves as conflict breaks out across the… Continue reading
Sep 01 Kentucky clerk defies Supreme Court, denies marriage licenses to same-sex couples By Margaret Myers A Kentucky county clerk defied a federal court order when she denied marriage licenses to two same-sex couples Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 9:14 Why some 'insider' candidates are struggling to appeal to voters By PBS News Hour Donald Trump is still dominating the polls, but how are the other top Republican candidates like Ben Carson, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker faring? Gwen Ifill looks at the week ahead in politics -- including another State Department email dump… Continue watching
Aug 31 So far, legal experts see no criminal trouble for Clinton By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Experts in government secrecy law see little possibility of criminal action over classified information in Hillary Clinton's emails, based on the public evidence thus far. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 25:15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 30, 2015 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 30 Alaska-bound, Obama makes waves by renaming Mount McKinley By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama on his historic trip to Alaska. Even before he departed, Obama was making waves with a decision to rename Alaska's famed Mount McKinley despite a… Continue reading
Aug 30 Bernie Sanders: U.S. should be prepared to use military force By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said the United States should have the strongest military in the world and should be prepared to act when it or its allies are threatened or in response to genocide, in an interview that aired… Continue reading