Jun 27 Watch Bachmann Enters GOP Field With Jolt of Tea Party Energy Michele Bachmann chose her birthplace, Waterloo, Iowa, to announce her formal bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Monday. Judy Woodruff discusses the launch of her campaign with Des Moines Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Blagojevich Joins Ranks of Illinois Gubernatorial Convicts Blagojevich Found Guilty on 17 Charges of Corruption… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch News Wrap: Judge Blocks Parts of Georgia's Illegal Immigration Law In other news Monday, a federal judge in Atlanta blocked parts of Georgia's crackdown on illegal immigration from taking effect. The judge issued a stay against enforcing penalties against harboring undocumented people. Also, 200 Syrian opposition figures and intellectuals met… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Citing Violence in Fairy Tales, Justices Strike Down Calif. Video Game Law The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling to throw out California's ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. In a separate decision, the court struck down a provision of Arizona's… Continue watching
Jun 27 Blagojevich Found Guilty on Corruption Charges By Beat Beat Jurors found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on nearly all counts he faced in a retrial, including charges that he tried to sell President Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich had denied any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jun 27 Political Checklist: N.Y. Enacts Same-Sex Marriage, Bachmann Enters Race By Beat Beat In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff join Hari Sreenivasan for a look at the latest official GOP hopeful and New York's new same-sex marriage law. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Political Checklist: Bachmann Joins the Race, New York Passes Same-Sex Marriage Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan discuss the latest political headlines. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court: Calif. Can't Ban Sale of Violent Games to Minors By Beat Beat In a 7-2 decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that California's ban the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 27 Bachmann Rides Momentum Into Race Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., is set to kickoff her run for the GOP presidential nomination. Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call. The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Continue reading
Jun 25 New York Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law; Supporters Rejoice Updated 4:51 p.m. ET Celebrations erupted in the streets of New York on Friday, after a late night vote in the state legislature sent a same-sex marriage bill to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law. The move is… Continue reading