Nation Jun 17 ‘They Came for the Schools’ details how GOP targeted race and identity in classrooms In 2021, an affluent, suburban school district in Texas gained national attention when parents and local conservative activists falsely accused the district of indoctrinating students with critical race theory. Mike Hixenbaugh's "They Came for the Schools" details how it became…
Politics Jun 17 Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’ The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News.
Politics Jun 13 How some Pennsylvania Republicans are using a congressional race to protest GOP extremism For President Biden and his rival Donald Trump, winning Pennsylvania in November is key to winning the White House. But some lifelong Republicans, frustrated by their party’s embrace of Trump, are getting involved down the ballot. Laura Barrón-López spoke with…
Politics Jun 13 Exclusive: Biden expected to announce protections for certain undocumented immigrants The executive action is expected to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation and allow them to work legally in the country. An announcement could come as early as next week.
Politics Jun 12 ‘The Fall of Roe’ looks at players in movement to end abortion and what may be next In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, conservative lawmakers and activists have continued efforts to roll back access to abortion, contraception and in vitro fertilization. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Lisa Lerer and…
Politics Jun 11 The political impact of convictions against Trump and Hunter Biden The guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal case. Laura…
Politics Jun 06 How Trump could upend the rule of law and pursue political prosecutions in a second term For months, former President Trump and his allies have claimed, without evidence, that the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Justice to pursue prosecutions against him for political reasons. But the presumptive Republican nominee has also suggested a second…
Politics Jun 04 Biden order restricts how many migrants can seek asylum at southern border President Biden signed an executive order that temporarily blocks migrants from seeking asylum when border encounters hit a certain number. The president used the announcement to set himself apart from his predecessor and chief rival, former President Trump. The move…
Economy Jun 02 How racial disparities in financial education affect America’s wealth gap Knowing how to budget and save money are important skills, but not everyone is taught how to do so. Only 25 states require high schoolers to take a personal finance class, and schools with predominantly Black and brown students are…
Politics May 31 How Republican voters feel about Trump and the election after his conviction We're following the political fallout of Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal charges. Laura Barrón-López listened to Republican voters about how this impacts their thoughts on the former president and the upcoming election.