Jun 06 New sexual assault claims against Hastert jarring, former colleagues say By Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Dennis Hastert's former House colleagues say the emergence of sexual abuse allegations against him has been jarring, at odds with a reason they anointed him speaker in the late 1990s - his squeaky-clean reputation. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 3:34 Is Erdogan stirring election tensions? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the high tensions ahead of the Turkish election, including a deadly attack on a Kurdish political rally. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 2:57 Election approaching, Turkey's Erdogan seeks to expand powers By PBS News Hour Turkey heads to parliamentary elections Sunday, and Turkish President Erdogan wants his party to win at least 60 percent of the seats in order to change the constitution and grant executive-style powers to his office. Will millions endorse or stop… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 12:22 Shields and Brooks discuss Clinton on voting rights, Republicans on Islamic State 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 the 2016 candidacies of former Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Lincoln Chafee, former Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Lindsey Graham, why… Continue watching
Jun 05 Gwen's Take: A blacksmith and a gamer walk into a bar … What you didn't know about the 2016 candidates By Gwen Ifill In my business we’re often criticized for focusing too heavily on the horse race nature of a political campaign. This is often a fair and just criticism. We do it because it’s easy, and because sometimes it’s fun. Here’s the… Continue reading
Jun 05 American Samoans don't have right to U.S. citizenship, court rules By Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled Friday that people from the South Pacific islands of American Samoa do not have a right to U.S. citizenship simply because they were born in the U.S. territory. Continue reading
Jun 05 Jeb Bush joining a race featuring nearly a dozen competitors By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Jeb Bush is stepping into the Republican race for president, finally taking his place -- after months of hints and relentless fundraising -- amid an unwieldy field of GOP candidates unlike any in recent memory. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 8:02 Sen. Lindsey Graham on fighting Islamic State, shoring up Social Security By PBS News Hour South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican presidential candidate, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the fight against the Islamic State group, his stance on Social Security and retirement, why he supports increasing legal immigration, plus how his life was turned… Continue watching
Jun 04 Massive data breach could affect every federal agency By Ken Dilanian and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. Continue reading
Jun 03 What does Rick Perry believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues By Nathalie Boyd, Lisa Desjardins He is the son of tenant farmers, a former Air Force captain, state agriculture commissioner and three-term Texas governor. He is the only presidential candidate currently under indictment, pleading not guilty to charges of abuse of power and coercion. Here… Continue reading