Mar 25 Watch What's behind Obama's campaign to limit bulk data collection by the NSA By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that he wants Congress to stop the National Security Agency from gathering bulk phone records and holding them for five years. What’s at stake in the president’s push to limit the scope of U.S. surveillance? Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Mar 25 McConnell's March Madness misfire By Terence Burlij One of these things is not like the other: the Kentucky Derby; Cassius Clay; the University of Louisville; Duke University. Unfortunately for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, all four of those elements made it into his latest campaign video highlighting… Continue reading
Mar 25 High court seems divided on health law's contraception coverage By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requires coverage of birth control for employees at no extra charge. The case being argued at the Supreme… Continue reading
Mar 25 Congress locked over Ukraine aid standoff By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Senate and House appear headed for a standoff over competing bills to authorize sanctions on Russia and provide aid to Ukraine, potentially prolonging Congress' inaction over the two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin's military intervention in the Crimean… Continue reading
Mar 25 Obama administration to rein in bulk data collection By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Obama proposes NSA changes Health care at the Supreme Court Senate moves forward with Ukraine aid bill Biden to New Hampshire Scott Brown trades "Bqhatevwr" for "whatever" Obama proposes changes to NSA bulk data collection: President Obama is aiming to… Continue reading
Mar 24 Report on Bush-era war on terror may further divide Congress, CIA By Bradley Klapper & Stephen Braun, Associated Press If senators vote this week to release key sections of a voluminous report on terrorist interrogations, an already strained relationship between lawmakers and the CIA could become even more rancorous, and President Barack Obama might have to step into the… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Kansas and Arizona win voter proof-of-citizenship ruling By PBS News Hour A U.S. District judge in Wichita ruled on March 19 that the federal Election Assistance Committee must change federal voter registration forms in order to account for state laws that require new voters to prove U.S. citizenship. USA Today reporter… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Shields and Brooks on strengthening Russia sanctions, midterm election math By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 21 The perils of conventional wisdom – geopolitical edition By Gwen Ifill As I type this, cable news is playing mutely on the television on my desk. The “Breaking News” banner reads: “Officials: This is the best lead we have right now.”… Continue reading
Mar 21 Black preschoolers more likely to face suspension By Kimberly Hefling and Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools -- even as tiny preschoolers. The racial disparities in American education, from access to high-level classes and experienced teachers to discipline, were highlighted in a report… Continue reading