Obama vows to flex his presidential powers in State of the Union speech

Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress "whenever and wherever" necessary to narrow economic disparities between rich and poor. He unveiled an array of modest executive actions to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers and make it...

Rediscovering a Martin Luther King Jr. speech

... GWEN IFILL: Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 years old when he died, and during his years on earth, he gave famous and memorable speeches around the world that have been replayed hundreds of times. There is one, however, that, until recently, had not been heard in more than ...

Lost speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. surfaces in New York

... rights movement. He and his allies had launched an unsuccessful campaign to integrate the city of Albany, Georgia -- and in the three weeks before the speech, three black churches in Georgia had been burned to the ground. Having an audio recording of King's speech offers new perspective on his ...

Supreme Court weighs clash between freedom of speech, abortion rights

... JUDY WOODRUFF: Free speech and abortion rights clashed today at the Supreme Court. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman starts with some background. KWAME HOLMAN: The case grew out of complaints by anti-abortion demonstrators at this Planned Parenthood clinic in downtown Boston. MAN: If you look at that yellow line ...

Do abortion clinic buffer zones protect public safety or restrict free speech?

Putin defends Russia's anti-gay laws in annual state of the nation speech

Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images In his state of nation speech on Thursday, Putin defended his commitment to conservative values and the passage of anti-gay laws, which have put the country under scrutiny and criticism by the West. "This destruction of traditional values from above not only entails ...

High court weighs balance of free speech, corruption risk in campaign donations

The Supreme Court has previously upheld limits on contributions made by individuals to political campaigns. Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal about a new round of arguments at the high court on whether the burden that limits place on free speech outweigh the risk and ...

King of Jordan's, Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, UNGA speech

King of Jordan's, Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, UNGA speech

This day in history, JFK gives 'Moon' speech

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McCain Calls President's Speech Disappointing, Questions Kerry's trip to Geneva

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who has consistently pushed President Barack Obama's administration to intervene in the Syrian civil war, said today the president's speech to the nation was ill-timed and disappointing. "The president was arguing for action and at the same time arguing for a pause ...