Apr 02 Indiana governor approves changes to state's religious freedom law By Justin Scuiletti Republican leaders in the Indiana legislature announced today a proposal aiming to clarify the state's controversial religious freedom law, which has come under fire under the belief that the new rules would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 2:26 Sen. Menendez traded political favors for patron's gifts, says Justice Department By PBS News Hour Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted late Wednesday by the Justice Department on federal bribery charges. Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about the allegations that Menendez turned his Capitol Hill office into a criminal… Continue watching
Apr 01 Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Sen. Bob Menendez has been charged with using his office to improperly benefit a Florida eye doctor and political donor. Continue reading
Apr 01 Arkansas governor won't sign religious freedom bill By Nora Daly Updated: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he will not sign into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, saying it was different than the federal version. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:08 Why Nigeria voted for new leadership By PBS News Hour Nigeria elected Muhammadu Buhari as their next president, unseating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. What does the new leader bring to Africa’s richest and most populous nation? Jeffrey Brown talks to Nii Akuetteh of the African Immigrant Caucus about the nation’s fight… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:39 Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar By PBS News Hour Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wanted to clarify his state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, defending the law he signed last week as not discriminatory. In the last few days, gay rights groups have protested while high-profile companies have come… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 1:53 Nigerians vote out a sitting government for the first time By PBS News Hour Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to Muhammadu Buhari, who won the election by at least 2 million votes. Buhari came to power in a military coup 30 years ago, but says he is now an advocate of democracy and… Continue watching
Mar 31 President Obama grants clemency to 22 people in prison By Associated Press The White House says that many of these individuals — all of them convicted of various federal drug crimes — would have already served their time and paid their debt to society had they been sentenced under current laws and… Continue reading
Mar 31 IRS commissioner says backlog of 60,000 applications for tax-exempt status is gone By Alan Fram, Associated Press The head of the IRS says his agency has eliminated a huge processing backlog of groups seeking tax-exempt status. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:22 Will Indiana's religious freedom law inform the 2016 GOP race? By PBS News Hour Continue watching