... Reps. John Lewis of Georgia, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon said they won't attend Netanyahu's March 3 speech. The White House also hinted Thursday that Vice President Joe Biden may not attend Netanyahu's speech, which is expected to focus on Iran ...
... of a Republican invitation to address Congress next month. Ron Dermer met privately with Jewish Democrats to discuss Netanyahu's plans for a March 3 speech on Iran right in the middle of delicate negotiations involving the United States, other Western powers and Tehran over its nuclear program. House Speaker ...
... GWEN IFILL: Now we're going to get a longer view of the president's challenge to Congress tonight. Joining us are Beverly Gage, professor of history at Yale University, and NewsHour regular, presidential historian Michael Beschloss. Michael, did it seem like a legacy speech to you tonight, based ...
Whereas last year, President Barack Obama used nine full paragraphs of his State of the Union speech to sell his health care plan, the subject got less attention tonight. President Obama said that "health care inflation is at its lowest rate in 50 years," and he briefly touted expanded coverage ...
An audio recording of a speech given by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, long thought to be lost in time, was made available to the masses this week online. The 55-minute recording of the speech delivered by the late civil rights leader on April 27 ...
... And so whatever Muslims do is scrutinized, since many Muslims complain in the United States that there is a double standard for them, that free speech is not -- they don't enjoy free speech. If they criticize their government, they are seen as unpatriotic. If they criticize the policies of ...
... They can not abuse such prophets who were sent by God. GWEN IFILL: While France celebrated free expression, officials also launched a crackdown on hate speech, with 54 arrests. They included popular comic Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who has multiple convictions for racism and anti-Semitism. At the same ...
... known is the extent to which director Ava DuVernay rewrote much of the script -- and that includes writing her own versions of Dr. King's speeches. As she explained to Gwen Ifill in our interview, DuVernay was not given permission to use the speeches through King's estate. They instead ...
... cartoons are a great tradition. And they feel that this is a real affront. And people are offended. And they feel that a freedom of speech, a basic freedom is under attack here. And that is something that is coming across -- across very clearly tonight. JUDY WOODRUFF: But, Mark, is ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: When writing in social media, like Facebook, what is defined as a threat and what is protected by free speech? That was the question at the center of a case before the Supreme Court today. Jeffrey Brown has the story. And a warning: This case contains some ...
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