• Watch Obama's full immigration speech

    Watch Obama's full immigration speech

    Nov 20, 2014 11:45 PM EST

    At 8 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for "Immigration Accountability Executive Actions." Below are excerpts the White House released from that speech, which you can watch on our website.

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    Five things to watch in Obama's immigration speech

    Nov 20, 2014 09:41 PM EST

    ... to go it alone. But who will tune in? Univision is delaying the start of the Latin Grammy Awards to carry the president's brief speech live at 8 p.m. EST. But ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks won't be airing the address. Obama will be competing with ...

  • Free speech, and what came after

    Free speech, and what came after

    Oct 16, 2014 07:29 PM EST

    ... a police car, stayed there for 32 hours as crowds built up and kept the car from moving. That was the beginning of the Free Speech Movement (FSM). Here’s the way Weinberg, now a global environmental consultant, back on campus for the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement ...

  • Speeches of U.N. General Assembly 2014 focus on terrorism, Ebola fight

    Speeches of U.N. General Assembly 2014 focus on terrorism, Ebola fight

    Sep 30, 2014 09:45 PM EST

    Heads of state from more than 120 countries met Sept. 24-30 at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City to discuss climate change, the needs of Syrian refugees and the unprecedented spread of the Ebola virus. You can view some of the highlights in this blog.

  • Shields and Brooks on the president's speech

    Shields and Brooks on the president's speech

    Sep 11, 2014 01:54 AM EST

    's the... GWEN IFILL: But how different the challenge than it was last year? GWEN IFILL: When the president gave the speech last year, he was talking about a different enemy in the same place. MARK SHIELDS: That's exactly right. JUDY WOODRUFF: Right. GWEN IFILL: And now he ...

  • Full speech: Obama's plan to fight Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria
  • What you need to know about the Islamic State group ahead of speech

    What you need to know about the Islamic State group ahead of speech

    Sep 10, 2014 07:41 PM EST

    Updated: Watch President Barack Obama's Sept. 10 speech on the Islamic State militant group. A year ago, President Barack Obama spoke to PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill about convincing the American people and Congress that airstrikes in Syria might be necessary to stop the regime from using chemical ...

  • Watch Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic stump speeches

    Watch Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic stump speeches

    Aug 02, 2014 06:18 PM EST

    ... Fancy Farm, Ky. PBS local station KET brings us a live look at today's main events at the 134th Fancy Farm gathering, including stump speeches by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his challenger, Democrat Alison Grimes. KET's Bill Goodman and Renee Shaw will provide pre- and ...

  • Supreme Court enforces ban on straw purchase of guns, upholds challenge to political speech law

    Supreme Court enforces ban on straw purchase of guns, upholds challenge to political speech law

    Jun 17, 2014 12:06 AM EST

    ... GWEN IFILL: Two Supreme Court decisions today, one on purchasing firearms and the other involving political speech. Jeffrey Brown has that. JEFFREY BROWN: As it happens, both cases involve when the truth must be told. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the federal government can enforce ...

  • At West Point, Obama answers foreign policy criticism with speech on America’s role in the world

    At West Point, Obama answers foreign policy criticism with speech on America’s role in the world

    May 28, 2014 11:58 PM EST

    ... are saying that is important. Ambassador Pickering, did you hear an explanation? THOMAS PICKERING: I didn't hear an explanation, but this wasn't the speech for the deep explanation of Syrian policy. It was the speech to provide the United States and the rest of the world with a ...