Oct 13 What's at stake for Obama during the midterm elections? By Julie Pace, Associated Press For President Barack Obama, the stark reality of the looming midterm elections is that the best outcome for his party gets him nothing but two more years of the status quo. Continue reading
Oct 11 UN highlights gender inequality on International Day of the Girl By Carey Reed World leaders and the United Nations spotlighted the problem of violence against women around the world during the U.N.'s third International Day of the Girl on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Obama 'bets' on millennials to shape American economy By Colleen Shalby There’s no question that President Barack Obama’s administration is social media savvy, with a lockdown on Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr and Twitter. Continue reading
Oct 10 Courts strike down voter ID laws in Texas, Wisconsin By Will Weissert, Todd Richmond, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge likened Texas' strict voter ID requirement to a poll tax deliberately meant to suppress minority voter turnout and struck it down less than a month before Election Day — and mere hours after the… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 8:44 Panetta: Time of unprecedented threat calls for debate on leadership By PBS News Hour Leon Panetta was involved in the war on terror, the assassination of Osama bin Laden and the wind-down of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the former CIA director and defense secretary is out with a memoir that has… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Stop expecting American presidents to be great and allow them to be good, says author By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Can air power alone stop advance of Islamic State militants? By PBS News Hour While Islamic State forces seem poised to take the border town of Kobani, President Obama and military leaders are weighing what more can be done to combat the militants marching toward Turkey. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Michèle Flournoy, a… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch News Wrap: CDC announces new Ebola screening procedures after death of victim in U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Quiz: How much do you know about the 2014 midterm elections? By Laura Santhanam Before it is time to cast your ballot on Nov. 4, take our quiz and see how much you know about the contest and candidates. Continue reading
Oct 08 Budget deficit drops to lowest level in Obama's six years in office By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government's budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama's six-year span in office, a new report said Wednesday. Continue reading