Feb 23 Watch 10:27 How do lawmakers feel about the plan to close Guantanamo? By PBS News Hour Following President Obama’s announcement that he will fulfill his longstanding promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Capitol Hill lawmakers have been torn between support and opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.) and Sen. Dick… Continue watching
Feb 23 Social Security, joblessness top economic concerns for Americans By Nancy Benac and Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Finally, something that polarized Americans can agree on. Ask people what economic issues will be important for the next president, and Democrats, Republicans and independents alike all put a high priority on protecting Social Security and reducing unemployment. Continue reading
Feb 23 Congress backs court challenge to Obama's climate change plan By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Feb 23 Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press PAHRUMP, Nev. — Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them. Continue reading
Feb 23 Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed, Obama says By Kathleen Hennessey, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials say the Pentagon's long-awaited plan to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer the remaining detainees to a facility in the United States calls for up to $475 million in construction costs… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 1:41 Watch a 106-year-old woman bust a move with the president By PBS News Hour 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 different presidents, though she never thought she’d live to see an African-American in the White House, let alone meet him. But thanks to an online campaign, McLaurin was able to fulfill her dream… Continue watching
Feb 22 Obama sends Congress $1.9 billion request to combat Zika virus By Andrew Taylor and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 22 The fight over transgender rights in school restrooms intensifies By Lisa Leff, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — In clashes over which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students should use, the U.S. Department of Education has warned public schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny them access to the facilities… Continue reading
Feb 22 Senate controversies over Supreme Court picks are rare By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The history of Supreme Court nominations is dominated by tales of picks the Senate debated and approved with little angst. President Barack Obama's upcoming effort to fill the vacancy created by Antonin Scalia's death doesn't seem to be… Continue reading
Feb 22 Obama asks for governors' help on trade By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is asking the nation's governors to help push his free trade agenda. Continue reading