Jun 15 Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite China's objections By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet at the White House Wednesday with the Dalai Lama in a get-together the Chinese government assailed. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 4:04 New details of Orlando gunman's life raise more questions By PBS News Hour The investigation into the Orlando mass shooting took a strange twist Tuesday with some patrons of the gay nightclub that gunman Omar Mateen turned into a killing field saying he was a regular there and used gay dating apps. There… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 8:25 How the U.S. is countering the Islamic extremist propaganda machine By PBS News Hour President Obama reiterated his promise to destroy the virulent Islamic State Tuesday while talking about the Orlando mass shooting — and how gunman Omar Mateen, a U.S. citizen, may have been radicalized by online extremist propaganda. NewsHour producer P.J. Tobia… Continue watching
Jun 14 'Highly offensive:' Trump draws ire from GOP lawmakers over response to Orlando shooting By Erica Werner, Associated Press Republican hopes are fading for a new, "more presidential" Trump as the party's divisions around him grow ever more acute. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch: Obama decries Orlando shooting as act of terror and hate By Associated Press Since he took office in 2009, Obama has appeared before cameras more than a dozen times following mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 11 Obama urges Senate to pass Puerto Rico aid bill quickly By Associated Press President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to swiftly send him a bill to help Puerto Rico manage its staggering debt crisis. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on 'anticlimactic' Clinton victory, Trump's 'moral chasm' 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 Hillary Clinton’s becoming the first major-party female presidential candidate, Clinton’s commanding win in California, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ role in… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 6:49 Obama grants Clinton an endorsement, while Sanders vows persistence By PBS News Hour President Obama further enhanced Hillary Clinton’s great week by formally endorsing the presumptive Democratic nominee Thursday. The announcement came just hours after the president met with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who refused to drop out of the race but vowed to… Continue watching
Jun 09 House panel moves to block Obama regulations on payday loans By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A powerful House panel is coming to the aid of payday lenders, moving to delay Obama administration regulations aimed at cracking down on the much-criticized industry. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch the funeral for 'people's champ' Muhammad Ali By Larisa Epatko Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was laid to rest in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday in a service he planned himself. You can watch the full funeral here. Continue reading