Jun 27 Watch After N.Y. Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law, What’s Next for Proponents, Foes? Thousands of marchers and spectators at New York City's annual LGBT Pride March this weekend hailed the state's brand-new same-sex marriage law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state Legislature's vote with the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher and Democratic New… Continue watching
Jun 27 Political Checklist: N.Y. Enacts Same-Sex Marriage, Bachmann Enters Race By Beat Beat In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff join Hari Sreenivasan for a look at the latest official GOP hopeful and New York's new same-sex marriage law. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Political Checklist: Bachmann Joins the Race, New York Passes Same-Sex Marriage Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan discuss the latest political headlines. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch In Policy Shift, President Orders Halt to Legal Defense of Marriage Law President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending a 1996 federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman. Gwen Ifill talks with Charlie Savage of The New York Times about the implications of the president's… Continue watching
Dec 06 9th Circuit Appeals Court Hears Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Case The 9th Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco hears arguments Monday in a challenge to Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The case is being heard by a randomly selected panel of three judges: Judge Randy… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Goldman Sachs Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Charges In other news Thursday, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges brought by the SEC. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch News Wrap: ‘Decisive Phase’ Ahead in Afghan War, Gates Says In other news Tuesday, two NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan as Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited troops on the front lines. President Obama also met with visiting Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou about his country's… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch News Wrap: Iraq Bombings Kill 32, Days Ahead of Vote In other news Wednesday, three suicide bombings in Iraq killed at least 32 people, just four days before national elections, and President Obama signed a stop-gap extension of jobless benefits after a budget impasse in the Senate. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Same-Sex Marriage Battle Heads to Federal Court in Calif. California's ban on same-sex marriage went on trial Monday in federal court. The landmark case is being likened to a modern version of Brown v. Board of Education, in which the issue of civil rights became a legal matter. Continue watching
Nov 04 Maine Gay Marriage Repeal Draws Mixed Reaction Voters in Maine on Tuesday dealt another defeat to gay-rights advocates after voting to repeal a new state law allowing same-sex marriage. Continue reading