Mar 07 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, tributes poured in from across the nation after former first lady Nancy Reagan’s death Sunday at age 94; President Obama offered a few words of praise for the conservative icon. Also, former president Jimmy Carter… Continue watching
Mar 07 Obama to shore up credibility for U.S. drone program with casualty report By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will disclose how many people have been killed by U.S. drones and counterterrorism strikes since 2009, the White House said Monday, lifting one element of secrecy shrouding the controversial counterterrorism program. Continue reading
Mar 05 GOP breaks may stem from party resistance to all things Obama By Michael D. Regan and Donna Cassata, Associated Press Conservatives' gut-level resistance to all things Obama - the man, his authority, his policies - gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: U.S. economy stays strong despite global slowdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, despite global economic slowdown, the U.S. economy added 242,000 jobs in February and kept unemployment steady at 4.9 percent, numbers President Obama said prove his detractors wrong. Also, Beijing announced that it will increase its… Continue watching
Mar 04 Fact checking the 11th Republican debate By Calvin Woodward and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press On taxes, trade and drug prices, viewers of the latest Republican debate didn't get a straight story. And Donald Trump spun fiction about 9/11. A look at some of the claims made Thursday night at the 11th Republican debate. Continue reading
Mar 03 Obama to stay local for Sasha to finish school By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Republicans hoping to be rid of President Barack Obama will be disappointed when they hear what he told a lunch companion in Milwaukee. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 8:04 News Wrap: Partisan standoff over SCOTUS continues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama met face-to-face with Senate leaders over the vacancy in the Supreme Court, but Republicans remain opposed to any hearings before a new president is elected. Also, the FBI and tech giant Apple squared… Continue watching
Mar 01 Obama, congressional leaders talk Supreme Court vacancy By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is due to meet face-to-face Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders who vow to block his Supreme Court nominee -- no matter who it is -- with the hope of keeping the seat open for a… Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Uncertainty persists over nascent Syrian ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the three-day-old Syrian ceasefire has drawn mixed reactions. The UN asserts the truce is holding “by-and-large,” but opposition groups in Syria are requesting U.S. intervention against ongoing government airstrikes around Aleppo and Damascus. Also, a… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 13:26 Shields and Ponnuru on Christie endorsing Trump and the 10th GOP debate By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff joins syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review to discuss the week in politics, including Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio’s chances of derailing a Trump… Continue watching