Apr 07 Watch 6:08 Why the Obama administration is stepping up a corporate crackdown By PBS News Hour The Obama administration has taken steps to rein in big businesses this week: New rules issued by the Treasury Department regarding tax loopholes ended a $160 billion deal between Pfizer and Allergan. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has filed an antitrust… Continue watching
Apr 07 Obama: GOP jeopardizing judicial integrity with Garland By Darlene Superville, Associated Press CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Thursday of jeopardizing the "integrity of the judicial branch" by refusing to consider his "extraordinary" nominee to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Apr 06 Reluctantly, Obama embraces his role as the anti-Trump By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — He won't be on November's ballot, but President Barack Obama is slowly embracing his role as the anti-Trump, taking on the Republican front-runner in ways that no other Democrat can. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Panama Papers leak claims first major casualty By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 05 Obama praises Treasury steps to deter tax inversions By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will speak from the White House about new rules aimed at deterring "tax inversions."… Continue reading
Apr 04 Senate: Few answers on U.S. theft that risked data of millions By Jack Gillum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate investigators indicated Monday they've received few answers from the Obama administration after a laptop and portable hard drives — likely containing names and Social Security numbers of millions — were stolen from a federal building in Washington… Continue reading
Apr 04 Joseph Medicine Crow, last Crow tribe war chief, dies at 102 By Erik Andersen Joseph Medicine Crow, a Native American historian and the last war chief of the Crow Tribe in Montana, died Sunday in a hospice, the Billings Gazette reported. He was 102. Continue reading
Apr 04 Obama says NATO alliance remains 'linchpin' to collective security By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday called NATO "the linchpin" of U.S. security policy and a critical ally in the fight against terrorism, indirectly countering Republican Donald Trump's recent claims that the 67-year-old alliance is obsolete. Continue reading
Apr 04 4 issues that remain in limbo in Congress By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Congress increasingly is being defined by what it's not doing this election year. The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying no to any consideration of President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. No hearings,… Continue reading
Apr 03 Brussels attacks renew concerns over global nuclear security By Michael D. Regan As Belgian authorities continue an expansive international investigation following last month’s terror attacks in Brussels that killed 32 people, new scrutiny is being given to security lapses that have occurred over the years at the country's nuclear facilities. Continue reading