Mar 09 Justices side with Labor Department, making mortgage brokers eligible for overtime By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has sided with the Obama administration in upholding a rule making mortgage brokers eligible for overtime pay under federal labor law. Continue reading
Mar 09 FBI increases reward for return of missing ex-FBI agent By Associated Press The FBI on Monday increased the reward for information leading to the return of a former FBI agent who went missing eight years ago from the Iranian resort of Kish Island. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 3:21 What's behind the growing rift between Iraq and U.S. forces in the fight against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:40 Will reshuffling the CIA help the agency meet 21st century challenges? By PBS News Hour The director of the CIA is ordering sweeping reforms designed to dramatically change the agency starting at the top. Associated Press reporter Ken Dilanian joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what is changing and why. Continue watching
Mar 08 Obama speaks out against voter ID laws as barrier to voting By Associated Press President Barack Obama says voter ID laws can be a barrier to voting, and the government needs a revitalized Voting Rights Act to police ballot box discrimination. Continue reading
Mar 08 Bill Clinton defends foundation's foreign funding By Ken Thomas, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Former President Bill Clinton defended his foundation's acceptance of donations from foreign governments on Saturday, pointing to the track record of his global philanthropy as Hillary Rodham Clinton nears an announcement on a 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
Mar 08 Obama says he learned of Clinton's private email account through news reports By Associated Press President Barack Obama says it was through news reports that he first learned that Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private, nongovernment email account while serving as his secretary of state. Continue reading
Mar 07 Unarmed black teen fatally shot by Madison police By Daniel Costa-Roberts A white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen in Madison, Wisconsin Friday night, sparking protests in the state capital. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 22:39 PBS NewsHour Weekend full program March 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 7, 2015, 50 years after civil rights marches in Selma, Ala., a look at the ongoing battle over voters rights. Later, an expert weighs in on what's behind the CIA's restructuring. And, in our… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:34 How much have voting rights changed since the first march on Selma? By PBS News Hour Chief Washington Correspondent for CNBC and political writer for the New York Times John Harwood joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how voting rights have changed the political landscape since the first march on Selma in 1965. Continue watching