Sep 22 Watch Syrian opposition leader: We are not joining the coalition against Islamic State, the coalition is joining us By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Islamic State fighting near Syria-Turkey border sparks panicked exodus By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 White House fence jumper prompts Secret Service scrutiny By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. President Barack Obama and his daughters had just left the… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Brooks and Dionne on ground troop debate, Hillary’s chances of running By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including conflict over President Obama’s strategy to rule out the possibility of using ground troops against the Islamic State, what… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Iranian foreign minister on U.S. strategy on Islamic State, sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 Kerry Washington, John Hamm help White House unveil campaign against campus sexual assault By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House has enlisted Hollywood stars including Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" and Connie Britton of "Nashville" to help fight campus sexual assault. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are unveiling the "It's On Us"… Continue reading
Sep 19 Kansas court rules with Democrat, shaking up race for control of U.S. Senate By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The Kansas state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Democrat Chad Taylor, who dropped out of the Senate race at the beginning of September, will no longer show up on the ballot on Nov. 4. Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch In Washington, Poroshenko appeals for U.S. aid and tougher Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 18 White House orders government plan to combat antibiotic resistance By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Signaling the seriousness of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the government to create a national plan to fight them by early 2015. Continue reading
Sep 18 Senate to vote on package to arm Syrian rebels against Islamic State By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing off in one of the most contested Senate races in the nation, Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, found something to agree on this week — giving President Barack Obama the… Continue reading