Jun 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on Syria, Snowden and Surveillance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and American attitudes towards domestic… Continue watching
Jun 14 Syria Crossed President Obama's Red Line. What Happens Next? By Terence Burlij An unexploded mortar shell fired by Syrian Army sits, half buried in the ground, in a suburb of Damascus, January 25, 2013. With the United States concluding that the Syrian government crossed President Barack Obama's red line by using chemical… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch California Prepares for Fallout as High Court Ruling on Prop. 8 Nears California Prepares for Fallout as High Court Ruling on Prop. 8 Nears… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Human Genes Cannot Be Patented Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Human Genes Cannot Be Patented… Continue watching
Jun 13 Gwen's Take: Understanding Washington More/Hating Politics Less My friend Judy Woodruff's blog about the passing of Doug Bailey, a legend in political journalism, prompted me to flash back five years. On June 13, 2008, she was the one to call and tell me of the sudden… Continue reading
Jun 13 Remembering Doug Bailey It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while, you meet a person who carries the human equivalent of sunshine around with them. It's the guy or girl who always seems to be smiling -- if not outright, then… Continue reading
Jun 13 Share Your Thoughts: Supreme Court Rules Natural DNA Can't Be Patented By Sarah Clune Photo courtesy of Flickr user dullhunk/ Alex Bateman at the Sanger Institute. Can someone else patent your genes? No, according to a closely watched ruling from the U.S. Supreme court Thursday morning. The Court http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-398_8njq.pdf">ruled partially for… Continue reading
Jun 13 Early Debate on Immmigration Plan Exposes Senate Fissures A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch near the San Ysidro port of entry near San Diego, California. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images A day after 82 members of the Senate joined together to vote in… Continue reading
Jun 13 Live Coverage of Supreme Court Decisions Thursday By News Desk The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act,… Continue reading
Jun 12 Could Congress Learn From Our Rowdy Neighbors Up North? The marble halls of Parliament in Ottawa, Canada. Photo by Christina Bellantoni. OTTAWA, Canada | It's not every day you hear politicians bicker about which party is being "mollycoddled." Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to get a… Continue reading