Aug 28 White House builds legal justification for Obama's executive actions on immigration By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With impeachment threats and potential lawsuits looming, President Barack Obama knows whatever executive actions he takes on immigration will face intense opposition. So as a self-imposed, end-of-summer deadline to act approaches, Obama's lawyers are carefully crafting a legal… Continue reading
Aug 28 Obama debates seeking congressional approval to launch airstrikes in Syria By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama faces a familiar question as he contemplates airstrikes in Syria: Should Congress have a say in his decision? Obama was barreling toward strikes last summer when he abruptly announced that he first wanted approval from… Continue reading
Aug 28 The issue that could roil the midterms By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Executive action on immigration could shake up midterms Both parties eyeing Obama's decision for impact Rand Paul takes aim at Hillary Clinton's foreign policy The GOP's trouble winning over women voters Both sides on… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 'Mind-bogglingly expensive' race brews in Florida as former and current governors go head-to-head By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 27 Massachusetts mayor says her city feeling effects of immigrant surge By Andrew Troast Lynn, Massachusetts is 1,500 miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, but the old factory city has found itself strained because of the recent surge of Central American minors into the country. Mayor Judith Kennedy, who spoke at a press… Continue reading
Aug 27 Crist, Scott coast to primary wins in Sunshine State By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Stage set for Scott-Crist battle in Florida A quick Florida history lesson Ducey to face DuVal in race for Arizona governor Obama administration building case for expanded action in Iraq, Syria Matchup set in… Continue reading
Aug 26 Obama unveils plans to improve mental health care for veterans By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press His standing with veterans damaged by scandal, President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his administration's response to Veterans Affairs lapses that delayed health care for thousands of former service members, but conceded more needed to be done to regain their… Continue reading
Aug 26 Ten weeks out from Election Day, is a Republican wave coming? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Why the landscape has shifted away from Democrats U.S. steps up game in Syria Teeing up the most expensive race in the country Who are libertarians? Summer of change: In politics, summer is usually… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch Immigration lawyer helps detainees in New Mexico know their rights By PBS News Hour A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, charging immigration officials with violating the due process rights of detainees held at a New Mexico detention center. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery talked Laura Lichter -- with… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai… Continue watching