May 06 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Bessent testifies on the White House’s 2026 budget request By Associated Press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first time since his confirmation in January. Continue reading
May 06 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem testifies on the White House’s 2026 budget request By Associated Press A Republican member of Congress told Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday that there’s “strong bipartisan support” for a program designed to help communities protect against natural disasters and climate change. Continue reading
May 06 WATCH: Trump welcomes Canada’s new prime minister to Oval Office amid tensions By Rob Gillies, Josh Boak, Associated Press The two kept it civil, but as for Trump’s calls to make Canada the 51st state, Carney insisted his nation was “not for sale” and Trump shot back, “time will tell.”… Continue reading
May 06 Hegseth directs active duty military to cut 20% of its four-star general officers By Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Hundreds of flights canceled or delayed at Newark airport In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of flights were either canceled or delayed at Newark Airport amid staffing shortages and equipment problems, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered cuts to top positions within the military calling for a 20 percent reduction… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 4:45 What happened in the courtroom as jury selection begins for Diddy’s sex trafficking trial By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Jury selection started Monday for the criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The rapper and producer faces charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs denies any wrongdoing and rejected a plea deal that could… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 8:28 New book ‘Personhood’ examines escalating battle over reproductive rights By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the victory spurred advocates' pursuit of fetal personhood. That’s legislation that asserts that life begins at fertilization and establishes constitutional protections for embryos and fetuses. Amna Nawaz discussed this latest frontier of… Continue watching
May 05 New York Times, New Yorker and Washington Post among Pulitzer journalism winners By David Bauder, Associated Press The New York Times showed its breadth with awards honoring reporting from Afghanistan, Sudan, Baltimore and Butler, Pennsylvania. Doug Mills won in breaking news photography for his pictures of the Trump assassination attempt, including one that captured a bullet in… Continue reading
May 05 Why the notorious Alcatraz prison closed By Ed White, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” criminals. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Journalist Kara Swisher on Elon Musk, what’s next in tech and AI | 2025 Reframe Festival By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri PBS News Hour co-anchor and co-managing editor Geoff Bennett hosted a conversation May 1 with journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher about the next big developments in artificial intelligence. Continue reading