Mar 20 Obama steps into history with extraordinary visit to Cuba By Julie Pace, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Obama's whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro's ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in the 15 months since… Continue reading
Mar 20 McConnell: Senate will not consider Obama's SCOTUS nominee By Associated Press The leader of the Republican-controlled Senate is ruling out the idea of considering President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after the November election - as one GOP colleague has suggested. Continue reading
Mar 19 Obama's historic trip to open new era of U.S. relations with Cuba By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing the island's communist leaders to change… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Susan Rice shares administration's response to Paris terror arrest By PBS News Hour President Obama was briefed on the arrest of the main suspect in November’s Paris terrorist attacks Friday and spoke with French and Belgian leaders by phone. For more on the administration’s response to the arrest and details on the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 18 Obama to nominate first woman to head U.S. combatant command By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says President Barack Obama will nominate the first woman to head a major U.S. military combatant command. Continue reading
Mar 18 Sanders says he has a 'path toward victory' against Clinton By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he still maintains a “path toward victory” in his Democratic presidential bid against Hillary Clinton, rejecting suggestions that she has all but sewn up the party’s nomination. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:57 Supreme Court nominee meets with Congressional Democrats By PBS News Hour President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland made his first official visit to Capitol Hill Thursday morning, meeting with key Senate Democrats including Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). For more on the morning’s events and the coming Congressional confirmation… Continue watching
Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a 'wasted opportunity' for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 4:16 Defying Congressional GOP, Obama chooses D.C. judge for Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The battle for the late Antonin Scalia’s spot on the Supreme Court began Wednesday, as President Obama officially announced his nomination: Merrick B. Garland, chief judge of the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama was… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 15:13 Who is Merrick Garland? Legal analysts review his record -- and his chance By PBS News Hour Following President Obama’s nomination of chief D.C. Circuit appeals judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff turns to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and former Solicitor General Seth Waxman for more on the unique situation. Also,… Continue watching