Politics

ABC News Report Is 'Very Disconcerting,' Former TSA Administrator Says

6:35pm June 02, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with John Pistole about the report that found 95 percent of recent covert tests of airport screeners were able to get past security.

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Senate Advances USA Freedom Act, After Republican Leaders Fail To Amend Bill

6:35pm June 02, 2015

by David Welna

The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a House-passed bill that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection program. Edward Snowden also spoke via videolink to a conference in London.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on May 31 after leaving the Senate floor, where he spoke about surveillance legislation.

Politics & Government

Americans Say They Want The Patriot Act Renewed ... But Do They, Really?

6:30pm June 02, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

A new poll says Americans want NSA data collection renewed. Yet another recent survey says Americans want better controls on what kind of data the government can collect. What's going on?

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. speaks to supporters after announcing his bid for presidential election in Central, S.C.

S.C. Sen. Lindsey Graham Joins Battle For Republican Nomination

5:18pm June 02, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Graham, known as a defense hawk, enters the race as a distinct underdog, but an entertaining one.

Was Recent IRS Data Breach Preventable?

4:33pm June 02, 2015

by Brian Naylor

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was called before a Senate panel to answer questions about a data breach revealed last month involving the accounts of 104,000 taxpayers.

Bob Schieffer on the set of Face the Nation in September.

CBS' Bob Schieffer Retires Sunday As Last Of The Old-School TV Anchors

2:22pm June 02, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Bob Schieffer, anchor of CBS' Face the Nation, retires Sunday after 46 years at the network. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says Schieffer is the last among a vanished breed of traditional news anchors.

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Samantha Elauf outside the Supreme Court after the court in February 2015.

Justices: Retailer Can't Refuse To Hire Someone Because She Wears Hijab

1:31pm June 02, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Samantha Elauf wore a headscarf to a job interview at an Abercrombie & Fitch store and was denied a position because of it. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that that was clearly wrong.

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U.S. Criticizes China For Construction In South China Sea

10:46pm June 01, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

China and the U.S. exchanged criticisms on the South China Sea over the weekend. So far, neither side appears willing to either compromise on the disputed waters, or to escalate the dispute.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote for the court majority, said Moones Mellouli's crime should not be considered enough to remove someone from the country under federal law. In dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote he sees "nothing absurd about remov

Supreme Court Sides With Immigrant Caught With Pills In His Sock

10:46pm June 01, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The court ruled Monday that a law requiring the deportation of immigrants who violate any kind of drug regulation did not justify deporting a man who was caught with Adderall in his sock.

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President Barack Obama might have just gotten his own Twitter account, but he's been tweeting for years, such as during this

President Gets His Own Twitter Account: 'It's Barack. Really'

7:33pm June 01, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Obama's bio on @POTUS says he is "Dad, husband and 44th President of the United States."

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