Nov 10 Appeals court delivers setback to Obama’s immigration plan By Kevin McGill, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court has ruled against President Barack Obama's plan to protect an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally from deportation. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: France, UK pledge to take in thousands of refugees By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of people broke through Hungarian police lines near the Serbian border to walk on the main highway to Budapest. Meanwhile, European leaders debated how to handle the new wave of refugees. Also, President Obama… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Debating the implications if Obama acts on immigration By PBS News Hour President Obama will give a prime-time address to announce his plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation, setting up a potential confrontation with the Republican-led Congress over immigration reform and executive authority. Gwen Ifill gets debate on… Continue watching
Aug 28 White House prepares to defend coming executive orders on immigration By Josh Lederman, Associated Press "The question is how broadly can the president extend the categories and still stay on the side of spectrum of ensuring the laws are faithfully executed?" said Cristina Rodriguez, who left the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in 2013… Continue reading
Jul 31 Obama takes aim at labor violators with new executive order By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some companies that earn billions of dollars as government contractors are among the worst violators of U.S. labor laws, yet year after year they keep winning new contracts. So President Barack Obama is aiming to end impunity for… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Why the tide is turning in support of same-sex marriage By PBS News Hour An opposition rally against same-sex marriage in Washington came on the heels of news that President Obama will sign an executive action banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. Judy Woodruff discusses the fight over gay… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Obama signs executive orders on pay transparency for federal contractors By PBS News Hour President Obama issued two executive orders aimed at income disparity based on gender on what the White House proclaimed Equal Pay Day. But Republicans charged the president and Democrats were playing politics rather than improving policy. Judy Woodruff gets two… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch News Wrap: China spots possible debris in Malaysian jet search By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, China reported it had images of possible debris in the South China Sea near where a Malaysian Airlines jet disappeared. Also, President Obama announced a plan to expand overtime pay to millions of salaried American… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch How will GOP lawmakers react Obama’s State of the Union agenda? By Judy Woodruff, PBS News Hour Continue watching