Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

Congress begins debating a White House request to authorize military operations against ISIS. President Barack Obama travels to Silicon Valley for a summit on cybersecurity. Ashton Carter is confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense—the fourth one in six years. A labor dispute threatens to shut down West Coast seaports and cost the economy billions. A federal judge orders probate judges in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The FBI is investigating whether the murder of three Muslim students in North Carolina was a hate crime. And NBC suspends Nightly News host Brian Williams for six months without pay. Diane and a panel of journalists discuss the week’s top domestic stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-02-13/friday_news_roundup_domestic