Jul. 01, 2016 4:27 p.m. EDT
News: Trump and Clinton prep for conventions, terror in Turkey, and SCOTUS rules on abortion
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton gear up for their party's conventions as talk about potential running mates escalates.Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Clinton on the campaign trail. Will Warren attract progressive Democratic voters to Hillary? Plus, the Supreme Court -- still operating with just eight justices -- issues its most decisive decision on abortion in 25 years.
Jun. 24, 2016 5:07 p.m. EDT
News: Rubio seeks reelection, SCOTUS to decide abortion case, the effects of Brexit and Trump’s changing campaign
SCOTUS is expected to rule on a Texas abortion case that requires abortion providers to meet certain standards of care. With an evenly divided court, will the justices be able to avoid a deadlock? Plus, Donald Trump fires his campaign manager and aims to construct a more orderly campaign. But can Trump ever really change?
Jun. 24, 2016 4:59 p.m. EDT
News: Britain votes to leave the European Union, the Supreme Court releases decisions & Congress debates gun control
The UK narrowly voted to separate from the European Union, sending global markets into a shock and dragging the pound down to its lowest point in 30 years. On the domestic front, the Supreme Court released decisions about affirmative action and immigration reform. Meanwhile, the legislative branch kept itself busy by passionately debating gun control legislation.
Jun. 17, 2016 9:04 p.m. EDT
News: Sanders keeps his movement alive, Rubio to announce reelection plans and 3 big Supreme Court decisions still to come
Bernie Sanders has yet to end his campaign for the Democratic nomination or endorse Hillary Clinton. As CNN's Jeff Zeleny says, Sanders wants to keep his movement alive and avoid being labeled a "sellout" by his enthusiastic supporters. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to announce a change in position and run for reelection this fall.
Jun. 17, 2016 12:17 p.m. EDT
News: Supreme Court decides Fisher v. University of Texas...again
Three years ago, the Supreme Court sent an affirmative action case involving college admissions back to a lower court and said "strict scrutiny" should be applied when examining the University of Texas's race-based policy. Well, the ambiguity of "strict scrutiny" led this week to round two in the case Abigail Fisher v. University of Texas.
May. 20, 2016 9:12 p.m. EDT
News: Obama will travel to Hiroshima, Supreme Court preview, criticism of DNC & RNC chairs and an expensive California primary
President Obama will become the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first nuclear bomb dropped by American forces. Before the end of the Supreme Court term in June, the justices will issue decisions on immigration, affirmative action and former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's conviction.
May. 20, 2016 9:10 p.m. EDT
News: Tensions rise in the Democratic Party, Trump names his SCOTUS shortlist and Obama acts on overtime pay
With a month left in the primary campaign, Hillary Clinton said she will be the Democratic nominee, but Bernie Sanders is vowing to fight until the convention . Will Sanders' supporters eventually support Clinton? Republicans are lining up to support presumptive nominee Donald Trump, who released a list of 11 people he would consider to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat.
Apr. 08, 2016 4:05 p.m. EDT
News: LGBT rights in the states, Bill Clinton faces Black Lives Matter hecklers, Sanders' Political Revolution and Garland nomination update
North Carolina and Mississippi are the latest states to adopt controversial LGBT laws, leading to backlash from the business community. The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty explains the legislation and its impact on the presidential campaign. Bill Clinton, campaigning for his wife in New York, faced Black Lives Matters protesters upset with a crime bill passed during his presidency.
Apr. 08, 2016 9:32 a.m. EDT
News: Anita Hill on the Thomas hearings, 25 years later: ‘I would do it again’
Twenty-five years ago, Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment from then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Now a new HBO film dramatizes the high-profile political battle that captured the nation’s attention and changed Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Hill joins Gwen Ifill to look back at the case, her experience and how it would have been different today.
Apr. 01, 2016 9:14 p.m. EDT
News: Nuclear Summit in Washington, Pledged vs. Super Delegates and the White House Strategy to Confirm Garland
Over 50 world leaders gathered in Washington to discuss nuclear security, but The New York Times' David Sanger calls the meeting more of a "bookend than a success" for the Obama administration. Plus CNN's Jeff Zeleny explains the Democratic delegate process full of pledged and super delegates.
