Aug 28 Obama Won't Wait for Congress to Protect Americans' Voting Rights EmbedVideo(7257, 482, 304); In an interview with the PBS NewsHour, President Barack Obama said he will act to ensure voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of… Continue reading
Aug 28 Obama: 'I Have Not Made a Decision' on Syria EmbedVideo(7251, 482, 304); President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with PBS NewsHour senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill. The president said that Syrian president… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch President Obama: 'I Have Not Made a Decision' on Syria President Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria. Continue watching
Aug 28 Obama to the NewsHour: No Decision on Syria, Taking Action on Voting Rights EmbedVideo(7251, 482, 304); In this excerpt, President Barack Obama says he has not made his decision on U.S. action against Syria. For the full interview, watch the PBS NewsHour Wednesday. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has… Continue reading
Aug 28 Twitter Chat: Is Washington Capable of Solving the Challenges the Country Faces Today? By Bridget Shirvell Complaining about Washington gridlock is as much an American pastime as baseball. Poll after poll regularly shows Americans are unhappy with Congress. Continue reading
Aug 28 Obama to Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King, Speak to PBS NewsHour By Christina Bellantoni Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed the day's events would "go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." King's dream and legacy are the central focus of a major… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Storytellers Find Fertile Material in Fictionalizing Washington Dysfunction Storytellers Find Fertile Material in Fictionalizing Washington Dysfunction… Continue watching
Aug 27 Obama Sits Down With NewsHour's Ifill and Woodruff for Exclusive Interview As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the PBS NewsHour prepares to make some history of its own. Wednesday, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will sit down with President Barack Obama. The… Continue reading
Aug 27 Hagel: U.S. Military Stands Ready to Strike Syria WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used… Continue reading
Aug 26 Republicans' Health Care Funding Concerns Brew Spending Showdown By Christina Bellantoni House Speaker John Boehner conducts his weekly news conference August 1. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Lawmakers are headed for a clash of political will over funding the implementation of President Barack Obama's signature health care law. The government… Continue reading