May 12 U.S. approved most Bill Clinton speech requests within days while HRC was Secretary of State By Lisa Lerer and Stephen Braun, Associated Press State Department officials under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved quickly when aides to Bill Clinton asked them in March 2010 to approve plans for the former president to address clients of a British bank under investigation for violating… Continue reading
May 08 With South Dakota visit, Obama is the fourth president to visit all 50 states while in office By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address on the eastern end of the state at a two-year technical institute, a chance to promote his proposal for free community college and to become the fourth president to set foot on… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 7:43 Why it's so hard to get off welfare By PBS News Hour Since 1996, in order to get welfare in the U.S., you have to work. The Clinton Welfare-to-Work program successfully got millions of families off the social safety net program. But today's recipients face stagnant low wages and limited resources for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Bill Clinton defends foundation's foreign funding By Ken Thomas, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Former President Bill Clinton defended his foundation's acceptance of donations from foreign governments on Saturday, pointing to the track record of his global philanthropy as Hillary Rodham Clinton nears an announcement on a 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
Feb 22 Clinton family foundation may pose political risk for campaign By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has struggled with some recent bad headlines over large donations given to the foundation by foreign governments in the past two years, and the $200 million-plus the organization has raised since 2013, ahead of… Continue reading
Nov 26 Why presidents pardon turkeys -- a history By Domenico Montanaro The presidential turkey pardon is not a new tradition -- it’s happened every year for the last quarter century. But there has been confusion about how it all got started. Continue reading
Oct 10 Clinton documents show how the White House closed ranks during the Lewinsky scandal By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The papers include lists of talking points, questions prepared for media interviews and efforts to defend the president against impeachment, part of 10,000 pages of records being released from the Clinton administration. The documents did not appear to reveal any… Continue reading
Oct 09 How former president Clinton, who couldn't resist donuts (or other temptations), now can By Walter Mischel Each of us has our own temptations, says Walter Mischel, author of "The Marshmallow Test." For Mischel, it was smoking. For Clinton, it was junk food. Having the willpower to resist, Mischel explains, requires making the long-term consequences of each… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 9:45 Why Iowa's Senate race is one of the closest in the nation By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford November midterm elections are only seven weeks away. In Iowa, one of the closest U.S. Senate races is down to Republican and Iraq War veteran Joni Ernst and Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat. Judy Woodruff reports from Iowa City, where… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama as reluctant warrior, sacrificing immigration reform before midterms By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including how lawmakers are reacting to President Obama’s airstrike plan against the Islamic State, the president’s decision to delay executive action… Continue watching