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Daily Video February 22 2017

75 years later, Japanese internment executive order remembered

February 19, 2017, marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s controversial executive order, which allowed the government to incarcerate Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.

Daily Video February 17 2017

Local sheriff shares concerns over federal immigration laws

Dozens of cities throughout the United States have been deemed "sanctuary cities," where local governments resist cooperating with federal immigration officials, including handing over undocumented immigrants who have may committed very minor offenses.

Daily Video February 16 2017

Community comes together to help homeless students and families

In order to address the homelessness problem facing students, a school district in Kansas City, Kansas, with over 1,000 homeless students, partnered with Avenue of Life, a nonprofit organization that brings students out of homelessness by supporting the entire family.

Daily Video February 15 2017

Student volunteers use technology to monitor human rights abuses

In places where violent conflict makes it difficult for human rights investigators to observe, social media platforms now make it possible to document abuses.

Lesson Plan February 15 2017

Lesson plan: What public libraries can teach us about immigration

In this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson, students will explore what immigration looks like at grassroots levels across the country. Students will research if their community has programs that welcome immigrants and explore options for creating similar civic activities.

Daily Video February 09 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan on immigration ban, Russia

In an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan said he is getting along well with President Donald Trump, although he disagrees with some of the President's recent statements.

Daily Video February 06 2017

American Muslim Marine hopes to foster dialogue about religion

Mansoor Shams is a former U.S. Marine who served from 2000 to 2004. Shams has been traveling around the U.S. with a sign that reads, “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine, Ask Me Anything.”

Daily Video February 02 2017

Vice President Pence on Supreme Court, immigration restrictions

Vice President Mike Pence gave his first interview on Wednesday since taking office with the PBS NewsHour.

Daily Video February 01 2017

Trump names Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court nominee

President Donald Trump named Neil Gorsuch as his pick to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court.

Daily Video January 27 2017

How Trump's persistence on voter fraud accusations could affect voting rights

President Trump repeated the unproven claim this week that millions of illegal votes were cast in the presidential election and says he will order a federal investigation to look into the matter.

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