RAY SUAREZ: And we turn to the reaction to the president's proposals on guns, mental health and school safety. JAY CARNEY, White House: The fact that's it's not easy doesn't mean we shouldn't try. RAY SUAREZ:A day after President Obama announced his
JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, what you might not know about the life and legacy of a civil rights pioneer. Gwen Ifill has our book conversation. GWEN IFILL: By the time Rosa Parks died in Detroit in 2005, her place in the history books was assu
JUDY WOODRUFF:One week into his second term, President Obama officially took on the issue of immigration today. He said it comes down to a simple question: whether the country and the government have the resolve, finally, to deal with the long-fester
RAY SUAREZ:With just a week left before automatic spending cuts are set to begin, the Obama administration stepped up pressure on Republicans in Congress today. The latest warnings came over the potential impact that furloughs would have on air trave
JUDY WOODRUFF:We turn now to the problem of domestic violence here in the United States and the end of a political battle over legislation about that issue. It was the subject of long-delayed debate and a vote in the House of Representatives today. W
JEFFREY BROWN:The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pondered a central piece of civil rights legislation today, at issue, whether it's still needed 48 years after it first became law. REP. JOHN LEWIS, D-Ga.: We are not there yet. JEFFREY BROWN:
JUDY WOODRUFF:And we return to today's Supreme Court arguments involving the federal Defense of Marriage Act with a debate of our own. Supporting the law is Ken Klukowski. He's the director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research C
JUDY WOODRUFF:With Congress poised to take up gun control legislation in the coming days, the National Rifle Association battled back today, as it tried to shift attention to a different set of proposals. They include calls for arming trained personn
JUDY WOODRUFF:And to the analysis of Shields and Brooks. That is syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Welcome back, gentlemen. MARK SHIELDS:Thank you, Judy. JUDY WOODRUFF:So, Afghanistan. The president met with
JEFFREY BROWN:And now a two-part look at issues affecting gays and lesbians, ahead of much-anticipated Supreme Court decisions coming soon on major cases involving same-sex marriage. Ray Suarez begins our coverage. RAY SUAREZ:A new survey provides on
GWEN IFILL:The political push for overhauling the nation's immigration system gains new momentum. REP. XAVIER BECERRA, D-Calif.: I suspect we're all here to send a very clear message: We are ready. GWEN IFILL:California Democrat Xavier Becerra led ot
GWEN IFILL:And we come back to Boston. Jeffrey Brown picks up on another part of the story: how victims will be compensated. JEFFREY BROWN:Within hours of the attacks, city leaders were getting calls asking how people could help victims. Part of the
JEFFREY BROWN:Finally tonight: ending extreme poverty around the world by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced by World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, as his organization and the International Monetary Fund begin their annual spring meetings with
RAY SUAREZ:The problem of sexual assaults in the nation's armed forces is getting worse, and maybe much worse. The issue drew the national spotlight today and a presidential rebuke. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:We're not going to tolerate this stuff, and t
RAY SUAREZ:More about this technology, the man behind the project and the questions this all raises from Andy Greenberg of Forbes. He's been covering this story and was in Austin when Cody Wilson first tested the gun. And, Andy, now that this thresho
JUDY WOODRUFF:On Capitol Hill today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a comprehensive immigration proposal will be debated in June. And House Republicans said they won't vote on the Senate version, but will pull together their own legislat
JEFFREY BROWN:And we have two takes on questions being asked about the day after the rulings. First, how the court's decisiondecisions impact federal benefits for same-sex couples and the continuing challenges ahead. Winnie Stachelberg joins me to ex
KWAME HOLMAN:Immigration reform easily passed its latest tests in the U.S. Senate today. A key border security amendment won formal approval. It doubles the Border Patrol, among other steps. And supporters of gay rights dropped an amendment to let Am
In Egypt today, thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters protested against the military ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. But this time, there was no violence. Crowds massed in several cities after Friday prayers, waving flags and chanting slogan
HARI SREENIVASAN: Now to Egypt. Among the demonstrators who jam Tahrir Square every day are hundreds of women. They face a very disturbing threat from gangs of men who sexually assault female protesters. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News
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