Feb 15 Watch 9:42 What Scalia's death means for the Supreme Court's future By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Results in key Supreme Court cases could change with Scalia's death By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that's just what the court will have to deal with, perhaps for many months, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Eight justices will decide what to do, creating the prospect of 4-4… Continue reading
Feb 15 Who's in line to replace Justice Antonin Scalia? Here's the shortlist By Larisa Epatko In terms of persona and puns, Justice Antonin Scalia will be hard to replace, but President Barack Obama has said he is going to try. Here are the names of some of those mentioned as possible successors. Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama moves to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert By John Rogers, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well… Continue reading
Feb 11 Obama plans to nominate King as education secretary By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. John B. King Jr. to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Republicans dismiss Obama's final budget plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama sent his administration’s last budget to Congress, totaling $4.1 trillion. But Republican lawmakers dismissed the plan before it arrived on Capitol Hill. Also, the director of National Intelligence confirmed that North Korea has… Continue watching
Feb 09 Supreme Court puts Obama's clean power plan on hold By Michael Biesecker and Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved. Continue reading
Feb 09 Obama seeks cybersecurity boost to replace 'ancient' tech By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government is relying on archaic, leaky and broken computers systems to protect reams of critical data from cyberattacks, President Barack Obama warned Tuesday as he announced a new, centralized effort to boost cybersecurity. Continue reading
Feb 09 Obama sends Congress record $4.1 trillion 2017 spending plan By Andrew Taylor and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is unveiling his eighth and final budget, a $4 trillion-plus proposal that's freighted with liberal policy initiatives and new and familiar tax hikes — all sent to a dismissive Republican-controlled Congress that simply wants to… Continue reading
Feb 09 Sanders, Kasich win 1st votes in tiny New Hampshire community By Associated Press DIXVILLE, N.H. — Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday. Continue reading