Jun 03 Tuesday's primary headliners: Mississippi and Iowa By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Mississippi and Iowa Chris McDaniel: The tea party's last, best hope? Can Ernst get to 35 percent? Another incumbent in trouble in California Obama defends prisoner swap Mississippi, Iowa headline Tuesday's… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Deal to free American prisoner of war Bergdahl generates criticism and questions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 EPA announces sweeping limits for coal power plant emissions By Dina Cappiello, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The 645-page plan, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's efforts to deal with climate change and seeks to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new… Continue reading
Jun 02 EPA's new rules put Democrats on their heels By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: New carbon regulations put Democrats on the defensive in the short term Ernst has momentum in Iowa Poll shows McDaniel in the lead in Mississippi New rules: Let's put aside the long-term moral arguments on… Continue reading
Jun 01 Hagel: Sgt. Bergdahl's life was in danger before prisoner trade By Julie Pace, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the military operation to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees was not relayed to Congress because officials believed the soldier's life… Continue reading
May 31 Pres. Obama, with soldier's family, speaks on Bergdahl's release By Associated Press President Barack Obama, flanked by the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, spoke about the soldier's release on Saturday from the White House Rose Garden. Continue reading
May 31 Obama to announce regulation effort to curtail carbon By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The new pollution rule the Obama administration announces Monday will be a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's environmental legacy and arguably the most significant U.S. environmental regulation in decades. But it's not one the White House wanted. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Shields and Brooks on turning around the VA, defining Obama foreign policy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the resignation of VA Secretary Shinseki and President Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point. Continue watching
May 30 Watch News Wrap: White House press secretary Carney steps down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama announced that Jay Carney will resign as White House press secretary after three and a half years. Carney is being replaced by his deputy, Josh Earnest. Meanwhile, officials in northern India fired two… Continue watching
May 30 Obama says goodbye to White House press secretary By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama disclosed he's losing his chief spokesman on the same day that the president came to the White House briefing room to personally announce the resignation of his Veterans Affairs secretary. It was a Friday not… Continue reading