Jan 14 Watch Gates reflects on debates waged behind the scenes of war By PBS News Hour In his new book, "Duty," Robert Gates tackles his time as defense secretary and as witness to how different presidents wrestled with questions of war and peace. Gates sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the difficulties of doing business… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch News Wrap: Court throws out FCC's rules on net neutrality By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal appeals court set aside the FCC's net neutrality rules. Now, major Internet providers can decide what can be accessed through their networks and at what cost. Also, the tap water ban has been… Continue watching
Jan 14 WATCH: NJ Gov. Christie gives State of State address By News Desk Video streaming by Ustream Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J, gives the New Jersey State of the… Continue reading
Jan 14 NSA surveillance doesn't stop terrorism, report claims By Justin Scuiletti A new report published by the New America Foundation claims that NSA surveillance may not be as useful combating terrorism as the government suggests. Continue reading
Jan 14 Former Defense Secretary Gates calls NSA leaker Snowden a 'traitor' By Larisa Epatko Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he considers Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked information about the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs, a "traitor" who did not work within the carefully constructed system to correct perceived… Continue reading
Jan 14 Judge rejects $760 million NFL injury settlement with former players By Margaret Myers A federal judge rejected a deal between the NFL and former players. The judge argued that the proposed $760 million may not be enough to cover all retired players who become ill due to head injuries suffered while playing. Continue reading
Jan 14 For jobless conservatives, extending emergency unemployment aid is more complex than partisan politics By Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- When federal emergency unemployment benefits expired last month, the effects ran deep in a Colorado county marked by two exit ramps off Interstate 25 -- one leading to the conservative religious group Focus on the Family,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Federal spending bill poised to pass By Terence Burlij House and Senate negotiators took another step away from governing by crisis Monday, reaching a deal on a $1 trillion spending measure to fund the government through September. The agreement avoids many of the politically-charged provisions that could have torpedoed… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch Supreme Court considers definition of 'recess' in case on Obama's appointments Can the president bypass the Senate in making temporary appointments? Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about how a local labor dispute transformed into a debate of presidential power and the Supreme Court's first time… Continue watching