Jun 07 Obama promotes program for refinancing college debt By Associated Press President Barack Obama used the college commencement season Saturday to get behind Senate Democratic legislation that would let college graduates with heavy debts refinance their loans. Continue reading
Jun 06 France celebrates D-Day anniversary with dance, historical film and world leaders at Omaha beach By Thomas Adamson, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole. Continue reading
Jun 06 Get up to speed on everything about the Sgt. Bergdahl situation By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Why did Bergdahl leave his military post in the first place? Should he be punished as a deserter? Did U.S. troops die looking for him? Was the swap — Bergdahl's freedom for that of five Taliban commanders — a good… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch World leaders and veterans honor the invasion that turned the tide of WWII By PBS News Hour It was a military assault unlike anything the world had ever seen: In 1944, well over 150,000 allied troops landed in France to fight the Nazis. On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, President Obama and other world leaders gathered at… Continue watching
Jun 06 Another awkward encounter for Obama and Putin By Julie Pace, Associated Press BENOUVILLE, France -- The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of a lunch for world leaders during D-Day commemorations in France. It's the first face-to-face exchange between Obama and Putin… Continue reading
Jun 06 Early signs of how Hillary Clinton would be a different president than Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Hillary Clinton’s book tour kicks off next week with with events in New York Tuesday -- when her book is officially released -- and Washington Friday. In early excerpts leaking out, the former Secretary of State addresses Benghazi, her concussion,… Continue reading
Jun 06 Obama honors U.S. D-Day vets at Normandy By Nedra Pickler and Julie Pace, Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- Seventy years after Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, President Barack Obama returned Friday to this hallowed battleground in what he called a "powerful manifestation of America's commitment to human freedom" that lives on in a… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Obama pushes back at prisoner swap critics as new details emerge on Bergdahl’s captivity By PBS News Hour President Obama defended the prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, as well as the decision to not inform Congress that it was imminent. Reports say that officials kept the plan quiet in part because the Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch A look at Bergdahl’s growing disillusionment as a soldier in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour New details have emerged about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s time in the military and in captivity, as the political fight over his release intensifies. For insight on the circumstances surrounding Bergdahl’s time in Afghanistan, Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Farwell, a… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch News Wrap: Obama and Cameron threaten Russia with new sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that Russia must block weapons from entering Ukraine, recognize Kiev’s new leaders and cease supporting pro-Russian separatists or face new sanctions. The leaders met at the… Continue watching