Apr. 03, 2015 12:37 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Why al-Shabab is trying to inspire Muslim backlash against Kenya
Al-Shabab, a Somali-based terror group, claimed responsibility for today’s siege on a Kenyan university. The militants began cross-border strikes after Kenya sent its military into Somalia four years ago. Gwen Ifill talks to Kenneth Menkhaus of Davi…
Apr. 03, 2015 12:35 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws
After the uproar over Indiana’s Religious Freedom act, lawmakers in that state and Arkansas worked to revise or create new legislation to prove the laws do not allow discrimination. Gwen Ifill talks to Pastor Tim Overton of Halteman Village Baptist …
Apr. 02, 2015 10:19 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Sen. Menendez traded political favors for patron’s gifts, says Justice Department
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted late Wednesday by the Justice Department on federal bribery charges. Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about the allegations that Menendez turned his Capitol Hill office into a criminal ent…
Apr. 02, 2015 10:14 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Is the nuclear deal ‘too big to fail’ for both the U.S. and Iran?
No deal was reached over Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, but talks seemed to be headed into yet another day, with Iran and the U.S. each indicating it’s up to the other to bridge the gap. Gwen Ifill gets an update on the negotiations from Indir…
Apr. 01, 2015 11:45 a.m. EDT
Web Video: Why Scott Simon shared his mother’s death with an unseen audience
Scott Simon is known as the voice of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, but he also gained an audience when he used Twitter to document his mother’s final days. His 140-character observances of the life and death of his mother led to a new book, “Unfor…
Mar. 27, 2015 9:28 p.m. EDT
Special: Congress Holds on Loretta Lynch, Gallup Poll Shows Government Distrust, Hillary Clinton’s “Charm Offensive” & US Troops in Iraq
Loretta Lynch waits for confirmation, poll shows government trust is low, Hillary Clinton’s “Charm Offensive” and Iraq depends on US Troops.
Mar. 27, 2015 9:26 p.m. EDT
Full Episode: Harry Reid Announces Retirement, U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan, Desertion Charges for Bowe Bergdahl & Ted Cruz Jumps into 2016 Race
Reid retires, 9800 troops remain in Afghanistan, Bergdahl charged & the GOP race for the White House
Mar. 27, 2015 12:40 p.m. EDT
Web Video: House approves permanent fix for Medicare doctor payment
For more than a decade, doctors who treat Medicare patients have been threatened with pay cuts due to a faulty formula of how doctors are reimbursed. But in a rare bipartisan agreement, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a deal to pe…
Mar. 26, 2015 12:23 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Supreme Court weighs in on accommodations for pregnant workers, Alabama redistricting
The Supreme Court released two significant decisions on Wednesday. In one, the court revived a lawsuit by a UPS worker who sued her employer after she was put on unpaid leave when she could not perform normal duties because she was pregnant. In anot…
Mar. 26, 2015 12:13 p.m. EDT
Web Video: Supreme Court tests EPA’s limits on mercury air pollution
The Supreme Court heard arguments over federal pollution mandates. The EPA says its limits on toxic contaminants like mercury in power plant emissions are vital to human health, but energy producers are arguing the EPA didn’t take costs into conside…
