Jan 21 Former Va. Gov. McDonnell and wife indicted for illegally accepting gifts By News Desk Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore Former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were charged in federal court Tuesday for accepting more than $135,000 in gifts from a… Continue reading
Jan 21 Obama to meet with Pope Francis in March By News Desk President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a European trip scheduled for March. The White House says Obama "looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing… Continue reading
Jan 21 Christie to call for bipartisan cooperation in inaugural address By Terence Burlij, Katelyn Polantz New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivering the State of the State Address on January 14 in Trenton, N.J. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will return to bread and butter themes of… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants were vocal in their criticism. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake with Christian Dawson of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and… Continue watching
Jan 20 Christie administration denies Hoboken mayor's bullying allegations By News Desk Hurricane Sandy left 80 percent of Hoboken, N.J. underwater. Its mayor has recently accused top Christie officials of withholding aid for political reasons. Photo by Flickr user WhatsAllThisThen Gov. Chris Christie's administration avowed that Hoboken, N.J., received $70 million of… Continue reading
Jan 20 Obama on marijuana legalization: 'Important for it to go forward' By Zachary Treu President Obama said in a magazine interview with The New Yorker that he didn't think marijuana is "more dangerous than alcohol." But his support for marijuana legalization comes with several caveats. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch New accusations may embroil New Jersey governor in second scandal By PBS News Hour As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s starts his second term, new allegations have emerged about threats to withhold Hurricane Sandy relief funds from the town of Hoboken. What are the governor's prospects moving forward? Hari Sreenivasan talks to NJTV’s chief… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch European critics react to proposed NSA changes By PBS News Hour In his speech on Friday, President Obama discussed how the U.S. will change its intelligence gathering practices. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Geoff Dyer, Foreign Policy correspondent at the Financial Times, about the speech and how it was received by American… Continue watching
Jan 17 President Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill By News Desk Obama signs $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep federal government running through September: http://t.co/jUUVLI8IhK — The Associated Press (@AP) January 17, 2014 … Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Obama's surveillance reforms, Benghazi attack blame By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Gwen Ifill to discuss the week's top political news, including whether or not President Obama went far enough with his recommended surveillance reforms, who's blame for the… Continue watching