Aug 01 Kerry: Malaysian efforts to address trafficking must 'redouble' By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry will push Malaysia to redouble its efforts against human trafficking during an upcoming visit for regional security talks, a senior State Department official said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Just 60 donors gave one-third of all money raised so far for 2016 By Associated Press Nearly 60 donations of a million dollars or more accounted for about a third of the more than $380 million brought in so far for the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 01 Obama reaches out to Democrats undecided on Iran deal By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Determined to secure support for the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama is making inroads with a tough constituency - his fellow Democrats in Congress… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 12:06 Shields and Brooks on police body cameras, previewing first presidential debate 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 indictment of a white police officer for killing a black motorist in Cincinnati, the upcoming first presidential debate among… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch When high-minded politicos Buckley and Vidal took the low road By PBS News Hour The new documentary "Best of Enemies" pinpoints a key moment in broadcasting: a series of debates during the 1968 political conventions between two intellectual giants. William F. Buckley on the right and Gore Vidal on the left attracted a high… Continue watching
Jul 31 Dozens of Hillary Clinton's emails censored for security reasons By Ken Dilanian and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Dozens of emails that traversed Hillary Clinton's private, unsecure home server contain national security information now deemed too sensitive to make public, according to the latest batch of records released Friday. Continue reading
Jul 31 Gwen's Take: The third term myth By Gwen Ifill In his final speech to the African Union this week, President Obama addressed corruption on the continent. And then he mentioned, in what seemed an offhand fashion, the one thing that he had to know would rankle his critics back… Continue reading
Jul 31 U.S. condemns terrorist attack that killed Palestinian toddler By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is condemning an arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian toddler, branding it a "vicious terrorist" act that must be punished. Continue reading
Jul 30 Congress extends highway and transit funding for three months By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Congress has passed a three-month bill to keep highway and transit money flowing to states, one day before the deadline for a cutoff of funds. Continue reading
Jul 30 Senate on track to approve 3-month extension to highway bill By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing a Friday deadline, the Senate is on track to shore up federal highway aid and veterans' health care, leaving a raft of unresolved issues for a jam-packed congressional agenda in the fall. Continue reading