About Maea Lenei
Maea Lenei Buhre is a news assistant at the PBS NewsHour.
Maea Lenei’s Recent Stories
Nation Nov 14
Read Ricky Kidd’s desperate letters begging his public defender to do moreFrom the beginning, Kidd told his public defender that he was innocent, and he knew who actually committed the crime he was charged with.
Agents for Change May 02
Meet the entrepreneur connecting indigenous artists with the global art marketThe benefits of life in larger cities can also come with the loss of a rich rural or indigenous craft culture. But this social enterprise company aims to bridge the gap between native artists and customers across the world.
Nation Mar 18
How to help those affected by the Midwest floodingAs river levels begin to top off and slowly recede in some places, here are some ways you can help these families and communities.
World Mar 16
Donate, organize or show up: How to help after the New Zealand massacreAs details about the shooting continue to emerge and the victims are identified, here are some ways you can help their families and communities.
Agents for Change Mar 01
How a Jordanian scientist spreads the love of reading around the worldTo help kids in her neighborhood fall in love with reading, Rana Dajani sought to replicate her own experience. A decade later, her nonprofit has expanded to more than 40 countries globally.
Agents for Change Feb 08
5 ways social entrepreneurs are promoting sustainability around the worldUnemployed miners retrain to become beekeepers, solar power helps students in Malawi, and more.
Politics Jan 10
Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to build a wall. Is that legal?A closer look at what emergency powers the president has and whether he'll use them.
Economy Jan 04
What will happen to the economy in 2019? Watch these 7 factorsThe final jobs report of 2018 released Friday, boasting 312,000 jobs added in December, puts the U.S. economy on track for another relatively strong showing in 2019, with economists predicting a slowdown coming toward the end of the year.
Politics Jan 03
Your questions about the shutdown, answeredWith no clear end in sight, here’s a look at how the government shutdown is affecting federal workers, agencies and the public.
Politics Dec 13
Hemp, high-speed internet and other highlights from the new farm billCongress passed a 10-year, $867 billion farm bill Wednesday that would reauthorize a variety of agricultural programs and food aid for low-income Americans. Here's a look at the other, lesser-known provisions that also made it into the bill.