Episode Jan 28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 28, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 28, confusion at airports around the world as President Donald Trump’s executive order bans refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. And, as the president plans to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with…
Nation Jan 28 Travelers detained at NYC airport after immigration freeze On Friday night, travelers were detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City if they came from one of the seven, predominantly Muslim countries that President Donald Trump has listed on an immigration ban. Nicholas Kulish, one…
Nation Jan 28 Putting Trump's comments on Chicago in context In his first week in office, President Donald Trump's actions have had particular significance in Chicago. The president signed an executive order withholding federal grant money from “sanctuary cities,” which includes Chicago, and said he would “send in the Feds”…
Nation Jan 28 Texas on front lines of NAFTA negotiations President Donald Trump announced this week his plan to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, citing a loss of jobs in the U.S. But many business owners and politicians in Texas, which shares a border with…
Jan 27 The white supremacy of being asked where I'm from What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "white supremacy"? For actor comedian Peter Kim, it's facing the commonplace cultural assumption that white is the default race in America.
Episode Jan 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 27, 2017 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump bans refugees from Syria and halts immigrants from other Middle Eastern nations. Also: The British prime minister's first trip to the White House, tens of thousands march against abortion with support from the vice…
Politics Jan 27 Trump bans Syrian refugees, calls for dramatic expansion of armed services President Trump acted on one of his most polarizing promises, signing an executive action to curb the admission of refugees, including an indefinite ban on accepting refugees from war-torn Syria. Lisa Desjardins offers a roundup of news from the White…
Politics Jan 27 News Wrap: UN Ambassador Haley warns those who 'don't have our back' In our news wrap Friday, it was Ambassador Nikki Haley's first day on the job at the United Nations, where she warned "those that don't have our back: we're taking names." Also, The National Park Service confirmed that President Trumped…