Jun 23 Column: Why the U.S. dreads a 'leave' win in the U.K. By Margaret Warner It's the foreboding of watching a trusted, lifelong friend -- the one you've relied on to have your back through any financial or personal crisis -- about to leap into a messy divorce. Continue reading
Jun 23 Obama uses immigration ruling to blame GOP By Associated Press President Barack Obama is using the deadlocked Supreme Court opinion on his immigration actions to hammer Republicans for refusing to confirm his nominee to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 6:26 Congress, Obama find accord on regulation of household chemicals By PBS News Hour President Obama reached a rare agreement with Congress on a new law to regulate toxic household chemicals. The legislation, signed Wednesday, will give the EPA the authority to vet and ban tens of thousands of substances potentially harmful to humans,… Continue watching
Jun 22 Obama signs major overhaul of toxic chemicals rules into law By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama has signed into law the first overhaul of toxic chemical rules in 40 years. Continue reading
Jun 20 Gun control votes move forward, but with little chance of changing laws By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Polls show large numbers of Americans agree with the need for at least some limited gun measures such as background checks. But Democrats have been unable to translate that into legislation because the NRA is able to mobilize and energize… Continue reading
Jun 19 Obama says climate change already damaging national parks By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks. Continue reading
Jun 18 Obama urges parents to teach children to cherish differences By Michael D. Regan and Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama asked parents Saturday to teach their children to love, not hate, and to appreciate differences as something to cherish, not fear. Continue reading
Jun 18 Democrats to give Trump 'rude awakening' in summer campaigning By Lisa Lerer and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Donald Trump's unconventional campaign is about to feel the heat of political organization from Democrats. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 5:04 State Department officials push for military intervention in Syria By PBS News Hour The question of how to end the devastating five-year Syrian Civil War has split the United States foreign service. Recently, a group of State Department officials signed an internal memo protesting U.S. policy in Syria and calling for military intervention… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 12:41 Shields and Brooks on gun violence and how leaders responded to Orlando shooting By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including reactions to Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, whether President Obama should use the term “radical Islam,” the possibility of… Continue watching