Apr 10 Watch 3:59 50 years on, honoring the Southern Democrat who spearheaded the Civil Rights Act By PBS News Hour Half a century ago, Lyndon Johnson signed landmark legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and sex. At a summit honoring this chapter of Johnson’s legacy, President Obama applauded the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for opening doors of opportunity… Continue watching
Apr 10 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to resign By News Desk and Julie Pace, Associated Press The NewsHour has confirmed that Sylvia Burwell, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, will be tapped to replace Kathleen Sebelius. _______________ Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning from the Obama administration after… Continue reading
Apr 10 Brown campaign to test GOP health care message By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: The unofficial kickoff to the 2014 midterms Brown's campaign to test anti-health care message in purple state White House officials attempt to explain botched health care rollout Why Obama's not LBJ - real power comes… Continue reading
Apr 09 Documents reveal Medicare's top-paid doctors earned millions By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Serdar Tumgoren, Associated Press Medicare paid a tiny group of doctors $3 million or more apiece in 2012. One got nearly $21 million. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press analysis of physician data released Wednesday by the Obama administration, part of… Continue reading
Apr 09 Obama goes back to Fort Hood By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Obama speaks again after a tragedy Hillary Clinton says Putin must be contained Are some Republicans already taking the bait on women? Start watching those House races Obama goes back to Ft. Hood: President Obama… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Obama signs executive orders on pay transparency for federal contractors By PBS News Hour President Obama issued two executive orders aimed at income disparity based on gender on what the White House proclaimed Equal Pay Day. But Republicans charged the president and Democrats were playing politics rather than improving policy. Judy Woodruff gets two… Continue watching
Apr 08 Equal Pay Day: what is it, when did it start? By Domenico Montanaro The term “Equal Pay Day” was used Tuesday at the White House and on Capitol Hill to highlight the pay gap between men and women. The Census finds that, as median income goes, women make 77 percent less than men. Continue reading
Apr 08 Obama, Democrats look to take action on equal pay By Jim Kuhnhenn, Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress are making a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages, linking Obama executive actions with pending Senate legislation aimed at closing a compensation gender gap that favors… Continue reading
Apr 08 Democrats make push to appeal to women in 2014 elections By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: "Equal Pay Day" Why women matter to 2014 Scott Brown to make it official Thursday Mudslinging in Mississippi Democrats try to fire up women: In a coordinated effort with congressional Democrats ahead of this fall's… Continue reading
Apr 07 Here's your guide to every major 2016 presidential contender By Associated Press 2014 is a year of auditioning, positioning, networking and just plain hard work for people who might run for president in 2016. There's plenty to do, and the pace has quickened since The Associated Press last took a broad look… Continue reading