May 12 Watch 7:31 Why labor unions oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership By PBS News Hour Supporters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership say the deal would bring greater prosperity by opening trade, but opponents say it fails to include labor protections and could cost jobs. In the first in a series of conversations about what’s at stake,… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 3:49 Democrats freeze fast-track authority for Asia trade deal By PBS News Hour Senate Democrats blocked debate on renewing fast-track negotiating authority for President Obama, deemed vital for winning passing a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Opponents of the bill, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, say details of the negotiated plan have been kept secret… Continue watching
May 12 Senate Democrats block debate on President Obama's proposed trade deal By Charles Babington, Associated Press Senate Democrats dealt President Barack Obama a stinging setback on trade Tuesday, blocking efforts to begin a full-blown debate on his initiatives. Continue reading
May 12 Here's a look at emerging buzzwords from the 2016 presidential campaign By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Of all the buzzwords and phrases popping up early in the presidential campaign, "income inequality" must be close to the top of the list. And it's not just Democrats insisting that the nation must deal with it firmly and fast. Continue reading
May 12 U.S. approved most Bill Clinton speech requests within days while HRC was Secretary of State By Lisa Lerer and Stephen Braun, Associated Press State Department officials under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved quickly when aides to Bill Clinton asked them in March 2010 to approve plans for the former president to address clients of a British bank under investigation for violating… Continue reading
May 11 Watch 7:08 How GOP 2016 contenders are vying for the evangelical vote By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith about the Republican feud for 2016 primary position and the evangelical vote, as well as the battle shaping up between President Obama and Democratic Sen. Continue watching
May 11 White House calls Seymour Hersh's bin Laden article 'outright falsehoods' By Associated Press The White House is dismissing as untrue an article alleging that President Barack Obama misled the public about how the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
May 11 Kerry set to make first trip to Russia since Ukraine crisis By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia on his first visit to the country since relations between Washington and Moscow plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid disagreements over Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 10, 2015, China takes new steps to reinvigorate its increasingly sluggish economy, the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down a plan to rescue the state's indebted prison system, and in our signature segment, a South… Continue watching
May 10 Gulf nation leaders look to Obama for reassurance of fears over Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Leaders of Gulf nations unnerved by Washington's nuclear talks with Iran and Tehran's meddling across the Mideast look to President Barack Obama to promise more than words and weapons at Thursday's Camp David summit. Continue reading