Witnesses testified in the House impeachment inquiry, Obama spoke to Democratic donors, and the MSP airport reopened a hotel checkpoint for TSA security. Chief Studio Producer Kate Nechanicky has today’s News in :90.
AP: Sen. John McCain dead at 81
Sen. John McCain, a war hero whose career took him from the battlefields and prison camps of Vietnam to a 35-year career in Washington as a leader in the GOP, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 81.
St. Thomas law team leads to freedom for six men
Six men are tasting freedom thanks to the work of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler and his team of alumni.
Why Obama’s BuzzFeed video is a smart move
Reporter Lauren Schaffran thinks President Obama’s recent appearance in a BuzzFeed video is a good way for him to engage with a younger generation.
Closing the college gap
Opinions editor Jamie Bernard believes the U.S. needs another movement for education, which could lie in President Obama’s America’s College Promise proposal.
Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class
President Obama unveiled an ambitious State of the Union agenda, including tax increases on the wealthy and education and child care help for the middle class.
News in :90 – Nov. 21, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, Nov. 21, 2014.
Obama addresses sexual violence on college campuses
President Barack Obama unveiled a public awareness campaign Friday called “It’s On Us” to prevent sexual assault.
News in :90 – Sept. 10, 2014
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014.
US sending arms to Kurds in Iraq
The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday.
News in :90 – Nov. 14, 2013
This is News in :90 for Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.
News in :90 — Oct. 29, 2013
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013.
News in :90 — Oct. 9, 2013
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013.
Obama to sign student loan legislation
President Barack Obama prepared Tuesday to sign the piece of his sweeping health care overhaul that makes the government the primary lender to students and strips banks of that power. Obama’s hard-fought legislative victory packaged two of his domestic priorities. Obama already signed the bulk of the health care legislation, but a final set of tweaks provided a route for the education package, the largest rewrite of federal college assistance programs in four decades.