Jun 27 Tour guides win appeals court ruling against D.C. By Associated Press A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of tour guides in the nation's capital who challenged city rules that require guides to pay the government $200 and to pass a 100-question multiple-choice exam. Continue reading
Jun 27 U.S. seeks resumption of cyber talks with China By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The United States wants to restart a cybersecurity working group that China shut down after the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking into American companies' computers to steal trade secrets. Continue reading
Jun 27 Food service giant to restore health insurance for thousands of workers By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Many employees who already have health insurance worry they'll pay a price for President Barack Obama's overhaul. But for workers at one major company those fears appear to be easing. Food service giant Sodexo unexpectedly reversed course Thursday after bumping… Continue reading
Jun 27 Gwen's Take: Welcome to the circus By Gwen Ifill I resisted. I really did. It was too soon, I argued. Couldn’t we get through the midterms first? Did we really have to cover the 2016 campaign for two solid years?… Continue reading
Jun 27 President Obama blasts 'phony scandals' By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe President Obama hit the road Thursday for Minnesota, grabbing a burger stuffed with cheese and some ice cream while trying to interact with “real” people. He also again dished out some criticism of the political culture in Washington, namely what… Continue reading
Jun 26 Remembering Howard Baker, whose famous question embodied the Watergate hearings By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Howard Baker's question sliced to the core of Watergate: "What did the president know and when did he know it?"… Continue reading
Jun 26 Supreme Court voids 35-foot abortion clinic buffer By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts. The justices were unanimous in ruling that extending a buffer zone that far from clinic entrances violates the First Amendment rights of protesters. Continue reading
Jun 26 High court rebukes Obama on recess appointments By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Jun 26 Boehner to target Obama's authority with legal challenge By Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Boehner plans legal challenge to Obama's executive authority McDaniel not throwing in the towel yet in Mississippi Line Items: Wednesday's Supreme Court decisions, Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage & RNC convention sites narrowed to… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch After Cantor's upset, incumbents hold their ground in close primary races By PBS News Hour Continue watching