Feb 26 Watch 2:05 Rocking out to Ray at the White House By PBS News Hour The White House was rocking Thursday night with a tribute to the music of the late Ray Charles. Even President Obama got a chance to stretch his vocal cords by leading a sing-along to one of the blues great’s famous… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Obama 'hey-ho' his way through Ray Charles' 'What'd I Say' By Joshua Barajas After saying he wasn't going to sing Wednesday night, President Barack Obama broke his promise at the tailend of a Ray Charles tribute concert at the White House. Continue reading
Feb 26 Rubio finally makes move on Trump, but is it too late? By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio unleashed a campaign's worth of harsh criticism on Donald Trump in the final Republican debate before Tuesday's crucial primaries. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Sandoval withdraws from SCOTUS consideration By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-Nev.) officially withdrew his name from consideration for the late Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Also, battered communities across southeastern Virginia began cleanup in the aftermath of Wednesday evening’s tornadoes,… Continue watching
Feb 25 Obama says U.S. to pursue campaign against IS 'on all fronts' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he has directed his national security team to press the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group "on all fronts."… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Another round of volleys over Supreme Court nomination By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama affirmed he will name a successor to Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, despite Senate Republicans’ avowed refusal to hold hearings on the matter. Also, Obama nominated the first ever African-American or female… Continue watching
Feb 24 HealthCare.gov 'passive' on heading off fraud By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president's health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report due out Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Obama urges quick Supreme Court confirmation; GOP says no hearings, no votes By Mary Clare Jalonick and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — No hearing. No vote. Don't even bother knocking on our door. That's the message Senate Republicans delivered to President Barack Obama and his sometime-soon nominee for the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 3:43 Inside Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center By PBS News Hour President Obama announced plans Tuesday to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, asserting that its existence undermines national security. The proposal -- which would send the facility’s remaining 91 detainees to domestic U.S. sites -- would fulfill the… Continue watching