Nation Jan 31 Immigration ban misses greatest threat, counterterrorism expert says Is the U.S. safer after President Trump's executive order temporarily prohibiting entry by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries? Michael Leiter, former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he says the order misunderstands…
Politics Jan 31 What to watch for in Trump's Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump will announce his pick for Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in a prime-time appearance. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog, Michael Carvin of Jones Day and Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability…
Education Jan 31 Universities tell foreign students: Don't go anywhere President Donald Trump’s temporary ban from seven majority-Muslim countries is not only causing anxiety among travelers and policymakers. Students are also being affected, and across the nation and abroad, various protests continue on college campuses. Angel Cabrera, president of George…
World Jan 31 How Trump's immigration ban is jeopardizing one Iraqi translator's future in America After seven years of working alongside the U.S. military, Abdul Hamid Abdul Ghani was set to move to live in the United States with his family next week. Now President Donald Trump's executive order has left their future uncertain. Special…
World Jan 30 Former Trump adviser says U.S. has 'huge problems' with terrorists abusing refugee program Amid the uproar over President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and some travelers and immigrants, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was a top adviser on the president’s transition team, joins Miles O’Brien to defend President Trump’s executive…
Episode Jan 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 30, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump defends his immigration order as thousands protest. We get full analysis on the travel ban, including views from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and an Iraqi interpreter…
Nation Jan 30 Your phone is trying to control your life Whether you're killing time in line at Starbucks or scrolling through an endless meme stream on Twitter, your smartphone is trying to seduce you. Former Google employee Tristan Harris felt something needed to be done to combat tech designers' relentless…
Nation Jan 30 Trump's immigration ban closes the door and changes lives Protests and demonstrations erupted across the nation in response to President Donald Trump's executive order concerning immigrants and refugees. The president's executive order temporarily bars all refugees and travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, while Syrian refugees were blocked indefinitely. William…
Politics Jan 30 News Wrap: Trump order on immigrants challenged by lawsuits, protests, State Department memo In our news wrap Monday, facing mass protests, chaos at airports and a growing backlash overseas, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer insisted that the uproar over President Donald Trump's executive action on refugees and immigrants is an overreaction. Also,…
Politics Jan 30 Will the refugee ban reinforce political division? President Donald Trump had promised a crackdown on immigration on the campaign trail. Now he’s done it, following through with a ban on refugees that was popular with his supporters. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith…