• Justice Department says North Carolina's anti-LGBT law is a Civil Rights Act violation

    Justice Department says North Carolina's anti-LGBT law is a Civil Rights Act violation

    May 04, 2016 10:11 PM EST

    ... federal school funding -- reaching $861 million for the current school year -- could be at risk should North Carolina officials not comply. Public outcry soon followed the bill's passing, with gay rights advocates, businesses and entertainers staging boycotts over the measure. Justice Dept Letter on HB 2 by PBS NewsHour

  • Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Apr 22, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... outs are fairly common in high schools for certain reasons. You see them in -- most often in health classes involving sex education, obviously. But as Justice Kagan pointed out, you might also see opt-outs requested for the teaching of evolution in biology and other reasons. But, still, you may ...

  • The history of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in America

    The history of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in America

    Feb 08, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... Airlines are doubling down on theirs. Today, DEI has become a political lightning rod, but its roots run deep in American history, and the quest for equity and justice goes on. Ali Rogin: Earlier, I spoke to Shaun Harper from the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center ...

  • Rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's chief spokesman, official says

    Rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's chief spokesman, official says

    Nov 17, 2024 05:13 PM EST

    Netanyahu has faced months of mass protests. Critics blame him for the security and intelligence failures that allowed the Oct. 7 attack to happen and for not reaching a deal with Hamas to release hostages. Israeli minister looks to revive judiciary overhaul Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin seized on the ...

  • Divided Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas on U.S.-Mexico border as lawsuit continues

    Divided Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas on U.S.-Mexico border as lawsuit continues

    Jan 22, 2024 08:51 PM EST

    ... the river before taking them in for processing.Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor sided with the administration. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas voted with Texas. No one provided any explanation for their vote.

  • Former chair of Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill

    Former chair of Ohio utility regulator surrenders in $60 million bribery scheme linked to energy bill

    Dec 04, 2023 04:20 PM EST

    ... energy bill, House Bill 6, and to conduct what authorities have said was a $38 million dirty-tricks campaign to prevent a repeal referendum from reaching the ballot. For Randazzo's part, prosecutors allege that in November 2019, he included language in a PUCO opinion and order to address a ...

  • New report looks at the changing face of extremist groups in America

    New report looks at the changing face of extremist groups in America

    Jun 17, 2023 09:40 PM EST

    ... an illegitimate government. They take actions to censor school discussions around race discrimination, LGBTQ identities. John Yang: One of the founders, co-founders of. Moms for Liberty, Tiffany Justice, was quoted in the conservative newspaper the Washington Examiner as calling the inclusion of her group on your list absurd and ...

  • Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and GOP political influencer, dies at 93

    Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster and GOP political influencer, dies at 93

    Jun 08, 2023 12:26 PM EST

    ... presence in American living rooms, known for his “700 Club” television show, and in later years, his televised pronouncements of God’s judgment on America for everything from homosexuality to the teaching of evolution. The money poured in as he solicited donations, his influence soared, and when he moved directly ...

  • House GOP pushes forward with Hunter Biden probe despite thin majority

    House GOP pushes forward with Hunter Biden probe despite thin majority

    Nov 19, 2022 10:15 PM EST

    ... Inside the White House, the counsel's office added staff months ago and beefed up its communication efforts, and staff members have been deep into researching and preparing for the onslaught. They've worked to try to identify their own vulnerabilities and plan effective responses. But anything the House seeks ...

  • Leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion sends shockwaves across the nation

    Leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion sends shockwaves across the nation

    May 03, 2022 10:55 PM EST

    John Yang: This follows a "Politico" report that the justices are poised to overturn the right to abortion that the court established nearly a half-century ago. As President Biden departed for a planned trip to Alabama, he said that outcome could have wide-reaching implications beyond abortion. President Joe ...