Apr 20 Watch Supreme Court Overturns Law Banning Videos Depicting Animal Cruelty The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a federal law banning videos of animal cruelty, saying it violates the right to free speech. Margaret Warner talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on what the ruling… Continue watching
Apr 19 Marcia Coyle: Supreme Court Weighs Privacy Limits of Texting at Work By Quinn Bowman Marcia Coyle, NewsHour regular and Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal, spoke with us Monday afternoon about oral arguments heard before the Supreme Court earlier in the day. Here is an excerpt of our conversation. On Monday's NewsHour,… Continue reading
Apr 19 O'Brien of 'This Week In Space' on Obama Space 'Revolution,' Privatization By Chris Amico Miles O'Brien made his second visit to NewsHour Plus to talk about the impact of President Barack Obama's speech to NASA and where the space agency's future may lead. The first NASA budget released by the administration appeared to… Continue reading
Apr 19 Pew Poll: Trust in Government Plunges By Hari Sreenivasan Whether the measure is how people feel about their lawmakers, how they feel about the efficiency of government agencies, or simply whether or not the government has a positive or negative impact on their day-to-day lives, the numbers from the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Monday: Flight Disruptions Continue; Court to Hear Campus Group's Appeal Stranded travelers sleep at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris on Monday, as main French airports remain closed. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images.) Lawmakers and aviation officials across Europe faced growing criticism Monday, as air travel across the continent… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Discontent with Government Grows as Candidates Prepare for Primaries Anger toward government is on the rise, as candidates across the country kick their primary campaigns into gear. Margaret Warner talks to Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, about a new poll showing dwindling satisfaction with U.S. leadership. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch News Wrap: Rescue Efforts Continue After Deadly Chinese Quake In other news Monday, search crews continued to rescue survivors after an earthquake in western China that killed nearly 2,000 people, and bombings targeting police in Pakistan killed 23 people. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch High Court Considers Free Speech on College Campuses, Workplace Privacy Limits Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about two major cases before the Supreme Court. The first is a clash over free-speech rights of religious groups on college campuses and the second deals with text messages… Continue watching
Apr 16 David Brooks on CIA Tapes, Goldman Sachs Charges and the Florida GOP By Hari Sreenivasan Columnist David Brooks -- one half of our regular Shields and Brooks analysis team -- stopped by The Rundown Friday for a conversation about the latest headlines, including the Security and Exchange Commission filing fraud charges against financial… Continue reading
Apr 16 Marc Ambinder's Personal Journey in the 'Fat Nation' By Hari Sreenivasan Marc Ambinder and I worked together at ABC News for a few years. He was one of the rising stars in their political unit, and has since moved through National Journal's Hotline and now is planted firmly at… Continue reading