Mar 05 Analysts: Russia unlikely to pull back in Crimea By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Russia is unlikely to pull back its military forces in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, analysts and former Obama administration officials say, forcing the United States and Europe into a more limited strategy of trying to prevent President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Does the president's budget present solutions for closing the economic gap? By PBS News Hour President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal includes new spending for preschool, job training and public works and would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-wage workers. Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Greenstein from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Putin insists Russia will reserve the right to use force in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Speaking out for the first time since effectively taking over Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that region is gradually stabilizing, but he reserved the right to use force to protect ethnic Russians there. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry… Continue watching
Mar 04 Obama unveils 2015 budget proposal By Robert Pursell President Barack Obama unveiled a 2015 budget Tuesday that looks to expand on his second term goal of reducing economic inequality. Dubbed the “Opportunity for All” budget, Obama’s plan includes higher spending on employment and job-training programs and the elimination… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Urging change of course by Russia, U.S. 'prepared to facilitate' talks with Ukraine By PBS News Hour Russia has effectively taken control of the Crimean region in Ukraine, despite efforts by the international community to isolate Russia with condemnation and economic penalties if it doesn’t back down. Judy Woodruff talks to Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama: "The facts on the ground in Crimea are deeply troubling" By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 03 Obama to meet Netanyahu to appeal for Mideast peace talks By Julie Pace, Associated Press Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, President Barack Obama will personally appeal for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the Palestinians, while also trying to manage Israel's deep suspicion of… Continue reading
Mar 02 Documents reveal inner workings of Clinton's White House By Hari Sreenivasan The online world has been buzzing about thousands of pages of documents from the Clinton administration that were released by the Clinton Presidential Library on Friday. Much of the conversation has focused on insight the documents provide about then-first lady… Continue reading
Mar 02 Federal health insurance deadline fast approaching By Associated Press The big deadline is coming March 31. By that day, for the first time, nearly everyone in the United States is required to be signed up for health insurance or risk paying a fine. Continue reading
Mar 01 Limited options for U.S., Europe in Ukraine By Julie Pace, Associated Press Despite blunt warnings about costs and consequences, President Barack Obama and European leaders have limited options for retaliating against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic now at the center of an emerging conflict between East and West. Continue reading