Apr 11 Watch 3:28 Staying power? How durable are improved relations with Cuba? By PBS News Hour President Obama's and Cuban President Raul Castro's meeting Saturday is being heralded as a new era of diplomatic relations between the two countries. But many obstacles still remain until the two can reach normalized ties. Carla Robbins, an Adjunct Senior… Continue watching
Apr 11 Clinton campaign to center on economic security, opportunity By Julie Pace, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign will center on boosting economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families, while casting the former senator and secretary of state as a "tenacious fighter" able to get results, two senior… Continue reading
Apr 11 Obama, Castro vow to pursue new future for US and Cuba By Josh Lederman, Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Cuban President Raul Castro, in a speech to the Summit of the Americas, ran through an exhaustive history of perceived Cuban grievances against the U.S. dating back more than a century. Continue reading
Apr 11 Break over, Congress faces fights over Medicare, Iran By Associated Press Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise that reshapes how Medicare pays physicians as lawmakers return from a spring break tangled up in domestic and foreign policy disputes. Continue reading
Apr 11 Tax day poses unique challenges for same-sex married couples By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Tax Day is an accounting nightmare for thousands of gay and lesbian couples as they wrestle with the uneven legal status of same-sex marriage in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 12:38 Brooks and Marcus on recording the police, Clinton's campaign launch By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including whether cops should wear body cameras in the wake of the video of a police shooting in South Carolina,… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Why the battle over guns is being fought at the state level By PBS News Hour At the NRA’s annual convention, potential Republican presidential candidates took to the stage to try and woo one of the party’s biggest constituencies: the gun lobby. To discuss the politics of guns and how the debate is playing out on… Continue watching
Apr 10 What does Hillary Clinton believe? Where the candidate stands on 12 issues By Rachel Wellford, Lisa Desjardins Hillary Rodham Clinton owns a singular resume: first lady, senator and secretary of state. She is also a lawyer who worked on the Watergate investigation and a four-decade veteran of campaigns. Add two-time presidential contender. Here is a look at… Continue reading
Apr 10 Memo to DOJ employees: don't solicit prostitutes By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a memo to Justice Department employees reminding them that soliciting prostitutes is against agency rules and can lead to suspension or termination. Continue reading
Apr 10 Stage being set for historic Obama-Castro meeting Saturday By Jim Kuhnhenn, Josh Lederman, Associated Press PANAMA CITY -- President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved toward a groundbreaking meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas Friday in what would be a remarkable display of reconciliation between two nations with the… Continue reading