Mar 21 Judy's Notebook: Three Years Later, Still in the Dark on the Affordable Care Act We've moved on to other news stories since then: the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, the shooting of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the Arab Spring, the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the 2012 presidential campaign, for… Continue reading
Mar 21 Budget Battle Heats Up as Threat of Shutdown Fades The U.S. Capitol. Photo by Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images. With the Senate having advanced a bill Wednesday to avert a government shutdown and the House expected to follow suit Thursday, lawmakers are already embroiled in their next… Continue reading
Mar 21 The Assault Weapons Ban as Understood by a 2nd Amendment Scholar EmbedVideo(6004, 514, 320); Kwame Holman speaks with Second Amendment expert Joyce Lee Malcolm. With news that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's, D-Calif., recent assault weapons ban will not get a vote on the Senate floor, PBS NewsHour examined the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Obama: Mideast Peace Process Must Continue, 'Too Much Is at Stake' By Larisa Epatko President Obama made the case for restarting the peace process before Palestinian and Israeli audiences Thursday. "We cannot give up on the search for peace no matter how hard it is. ... Too much is at stake."… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Lacking Strong Democratic Support, Senate Pulls Plug on Assault Weapons Ban Lacking Strong Democratic Support, Senate Pulls Plug on Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Obama Pledges 'Unwavering' Commitment to Israel's Security During Visit Obama Pledges 'Unwavering' Commitment to Israel's Security During Visit… Continue watching
Mar 20 As Obama Arrives in Israel, Senate Prepares for 'Vote-a-rama' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans speak to reporters Tuesday. Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images. When President Barack Obama landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he was glad… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch News Wrap: Senate Passes Spending Bill to Keep Government Operating In other news Wednesday, the Senate passed a spending bill to keep the government running through September, moving that legislation on to a vote in the U.S. House. Also, General Motors announced a recall of 27,000 of their vehicles due… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Hopes of Peace Slipping Away, Palestinian Factions Pursue Different Paths Examining the Political and Ideological Split Among Palestinian Factions… Continue watching
Mar 19 Cantor Continues Outreach to Minority Groups Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor waves after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 15, 2013. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/ AFP/ Getty Images. As Republicans work to reassess their party message and policy prescriptions for America,… Continue reading