• Full text of Pope Francis' speech to United Nations

    Full text of Pope Francis' speech to United Nations

    Sep 25, 2015 03:11 PM EDT

    ... artistic and religious life, and, in many cases, has given rise to a parallel structure which threatens the credibility of our institutions. I began this speech recalling the visits of my predecessors. I would hope that my words will be taken above all as a continuation of the final words ...

  • Sanders gives rally after demonstrators disrupt earlier speech

    Sanders gives rally after demonstrators disrupt earlier speech

    Aug 09, 2015 05:14 PM EDT

    ... who are calling for changes to the criminal justice system. Sanders eventually left the Saturday afternoon event at Westlake Park in Seattle without giving his speech. At the University of Washington rally, Sanders addressed the issues raised by the protesters. "No president will fight harder to end institutional racism and ...

  • Caitlyn Jenner highlights struggles of trans kids during ESPYs speech

    Caitlyn Jenner highlights struggles of trans kids during ESPYs speech

    Jul 16, 2015 06:11 PM EDT

    ... me names, make jokes, doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it. But for the thousands of kids out there who are coming to terms with being true to who they are, they shouldn’t have to take it." Watch Jenner's full speech here.

  • Trump doubles down on immigration comments in Vegas speech

    Trump doubles down on immigration comments in Vegas speech

    Jul 12, 2015 08:40 PM EDT

    PHOENIX -- Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump criticized U.S. immigration and trade policies on Saturday in speeches that veered from accusing Mexico of deliberately sending criminals across the border to professing respect for the Mexican government and love for its people. Speaking to a gathering of Libertarians in Las Vegas ...

  • Pope's speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall

    Pope's speech to Congress to be broadcast on National Mall

    Jul 08, 2015 02:53 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis' historic speech to Congress in September will be viewed by tens of thousands on the Capitol grounds and beyond in a landmark event to rival any presidential inauguration or State of the Union address. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Wednesday the pontiff's Sept. 24 ...

  • Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions

    Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions

    Jun 18, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

    ... when the government can forbid something, like the placement and size of signs, and offers governments more leeway when they refuse to support or subsidize speech, Strauss said. "Support the Confederacy all you want, but you just can't use our license plates for that speech," he said. "When the ...

  • Clinton touts shared prosperity in campaign kick-off speech

    Clinton touts shared prosperity in campaign kick-off speech

    Jun 13, 2015 09:10 PM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR ANCHOR: Now, more about Hillary Clinton's major address today, and the state of the 2016 presidential campaign. Joining me to help analyze Clinton's speech today is Lisa Desjardins, the NEWSHOUR's political director. So, candidates make a lot of speeches. Why did this ...

  • Supreme Court rules on headscarf dress code discrimination, threatening speech online

    Supreme Court rules on headscarf dress code discrimination, threatening speech online

    Jun 01, 2015 10:54 PM EDT

    ... these look policies that have been used for a very long time as pretext for discrimination. JEFFREY BROWN: All right, case number two, Facebook, Internet, speech online. MARCIA COYLE: Very different cases. JEFFREY BROWN: They're very different, but facts of this case. (CROSSTALK) MARCIA COYLE: OK. Anthony Elonis, after ...

  • U.S. approved most Bill Clinton speech requests within days while HRC was Secretary of State

    U.S. approved most Bill Clinton speech requests within days while HRC was Secretary of State

    May 12, 2015 01:37 PM EDT

    ... in the State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser gave near-blanket approval to at least 330 requests for Bill Clinton's appearance at speeches, dinners and events both in the U.S. and around the globe. More than 220 paid events earned the family nearly $50 million, according ...

  • Four decades later, Bernie Sanders ready to deliver his stump speech

    Four decades later, Bernie Sanders ready to deliver his stump speech

    May 10, 2015 03:54 PM EDT

    No one can accuse Bernie Sanders of flip-flopping over his four decades in public life. Rock steady, he's inhabited the same ideological corner from which he now takes on Hillary Rodham Clinton in an improbable quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.