Jun 21 Watch 5:23 Sen. Reed says calling off Iran strike was 'correct decision' Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and one of the key lawmakers to be briefed by the White House on the administration’s options for dealing with Iran. He talks to Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:15 Sen. Risch says he watched Trump 'agonize' over Iran strike President Trump caused a flurry by announcing he canceled a planned military strike on Iran only minutes before it was scheduled to occur. Will the U.S. will be seen as weak or indecisive as a result? Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho,… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 4:37 A firsthand report of 'inhumane conditions' at a migrant children's detention facility The Associated Press details grave conditions inside a Texas migrant detention facility where 250 infants, children and teenagers were being held without adequate food, water or sanitation during a recent visit. Warren Binford, a law professor at Willamette University, joins… Continue watching
Jun 21 Texas sending another 1,000 National Guard troops to border By Clarice Silber, Associated Press Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he will send another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border while accusing Congress of failing to take action on the growing humanitarian crisis. Continue reading
Jun 21 Can California export enough students to shore up college enrollment in other states? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report A decline of nearly 2.9 million college students nationwide since 2011 is driving a frenzy of recruiting in California, one of the few places in the country where the number of college-ready high school graduates is going up. Continue reading
Jun 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend presents 'The Future of Food' By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman PBS NewsHour Weekend and Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer and bestselling author, present 'The Future of Food,' a series of reports about efforts being made around the world to produce enough food sustainably and ethically for a… Continue reading
Jun 21 Supreme Court says prosecutors must prove that people knew they couldn't have guns By Associated Press The court ruled 7-2 Friday in the case of a foreign student from the United Arab Emirates who took target practice at a Florida shooting range, even though he had been dismissed from the Florida Institute of Technology and was… Continue reading
Jun 21 Medic in Navy SEAL case takes blame for killing Islamic State fighter By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press A special forces medic said he suffocated an Islamic State fighter in an act of mercy shortly after Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stabbed him. Continue reading
Jun 21 Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port By Associated Press Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs. Continue reading
Jun 21 Missouri denies license for state's only abortion clinic By Associated Press The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate can continue to perform the procedure for now as a court case proceeds. Continue reading