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Daily Video June 22 2017

Grounded airplanes and the unexpected consequences of climate change
An extreme heat wave is currently affecting the western and southwestern United States.
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Daily Video June 21 2017

Senate Democrats increase opposition as secret health care bill picks up steam
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) promised on June 20, 2017 that a draft of the effort by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would be available on June 22. So far, the bill has been drafted behind closed doors and Senate Democrats have demonstrated strong opposition, including a late-night talk-a-thon on the Senate floor on June 19.
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Daily Video June 21 2017

High schools and colleges crack down on students' online activity
High schools and universities are beginning to pay close attention to what students post online, which can have serious consequences for students.
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Daily Video June 20 2017

Georgia special election may be a bellwether of Trump-era politics
A special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional district will be held on June 20 to fill the seat vacated by current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.
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Daily Video June 20 2017

Trump lawyer denies that the president is under investigation
On June 14, 2017, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump was personally under investigation for possible obstruction of justice by special counsel Robert Mueller after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
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Daily Video June 19 2017

Filibuster, cloture and the nuclear option in the Senate explained
A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure in which debate over a proposed piece of legislation is extended, obstructing progress in a legislative assembly and delaying or even preventing a vote altogether.
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Daily Video June 19 2017

Outrage follows the acquittal of officer who killed Philando Castile
Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile in front of his girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter during a traffic stop in Minnesota in July 2016.
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Daily Video June 19 2017

After statewide efforts, Hawaii sees homelessness rate decrease
Despite its relatively small population and land area, Hawaii has one of the highest rates of per-capita homelessness in the United States. Homelessness affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

Trump administration slashes education budget to fund school choice
The Trump administration’s budget, which has yet to pass Congress, proposed deep cuts to a large number of federal agencies and initiatives which sought to compensate for trillions of dollars in tax cuts, a sizable military buildup and a renewed investment in infrastructure.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

After 70 years, voices of Holocaust survivors sing again
When the concentration camps of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, David Boder, a psychologist from Chicago, recorded interviews with dozens of former prisoners.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America
June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.
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Daily Video June 15 2017

Congressman injured in shooting at Virginia baseball field
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) was critically injured during a shooting at an early morning baseball practice with other Congressional Republicans at a baseball field in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia on June 14.
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