Oct 29 President Obama knows where he's not welcome By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe President Obama largely has been missing from the campaign trail during this 2014 campaign. And the places where this campaign is playing out, where the most competitive Senate races are, are in states he lost by double-digits during the 2012… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch How the Postal Service is helping law enforcement monitor snail mail By PBS News Hour An internal audit of the U.S. Postal Service found that it approved nearly 50,000 requests from law enforcement to monitor personal mail. Gwen Ifill sits down with Ron Nixon of The New York Times, who has been investigating this story… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch News Wrap: Obama warns against quarantine policies that could hamper Ebola fight By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama urged states not to institute quarantine rules that might undermine efforts to help stop the spread of Ebola. Meanwhile, another Dallas nurse was declared free of the disease. Also, thousands of Canadian mourners… Continue watching
Oct 28 States have options to go beyond CDC guidelines By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the best way to protect Americans is "stop the outbreak at its source," adding that the Americans deployed to the Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa has helped the international fight against the Ebola virus. Continue reading
Oct 28 States have options to go beyond CDC guidelines, Fauci says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn't forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the White House has a quick retort: Talk to the Founding Fathers. Continue reading
Oct 27 5 midterm election myths debunked By Laura Santhanam Political elections create winners, losers and endless speculation about how to predict and interpret the results from all of those votes. The 2014 midterm elections are no different. Continue reading
Oct 25 Obama stresses 'facts, not fear' in America's Ebola response By Associated Press In his weekly address, President Barack Obama stressed that the U.S. must be guided by science, not fear, in its response to Ebola. He also commended the response efforts of New York City, which saw its first case of Ebola… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Will strong feelings about Obamacare influence Kentucky's election? By PBS News Hour In Kentucky there's a disconnect in public opinion for the Affordable Care Act versus the state's popular health exchange program. Special correspondent Renee Shaw of Kentucky Educational Television reports on how voter opinions of the president’s health care law stands… Continue watching
Oct 23 HealthCare.gov's EZ form not an easy route for legal immigrants By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — HealthCare.gov’s new EZ application for coverage can’t be used by legal immigrants or naturalized U.S. citizens, prompting concern that many Hispanics and Asians will go right back into long enrollment queues this year. Continue reading
Oct 21 Outgoing West Africa travelers redirected to 5 U.S. airports for Ebola screenings By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Everyone coming to the United States from the three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak will now be screened for the deadly disease at one of five airports, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday. Continue reading