Dec 01 Watch 4:29 While agreeing on trade, US did not back Paris Accord at G20 By PBS News Hour As the G20 summit in Argentina came to a close on Saturday, world leaders agreed on some trade issues, but not on a host of others, including climate change. NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 4:51 A tribute to 41 and his ‘kinder, gentler’ legacy By PBS News Hour Less than eight months after his wife Barbara Bush passed, former President George H.W. Bush died Friday night at the age of 94. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 5:09 For parts of his presidency, Bush had more support from Democrats By PBS News Hour While former Republican President George H. W. Bush has been characterized for his ability to create bridges across party lines, some of those compromises cost him support from his own party. Barbara Perry, a historian and professor at the University… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.S. backs G20 statement, except on climate change By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The U.S. supported the language on reforming the World Trade Organization, but did not sign on to a commitment to support the Paris Climate Accord, which Trump is exiting. Continue reading
Dec 01 Bush to lie in state in Capitol Rotunda By Associated Press Former President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda next week. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump scraps news conference ‘out of respect’ for Bushes By Associated Press President Donald Trump is cancelling a planned news conference at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina Saturday, “out of respect for the Bush Family” after death of former President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading
Dec 01 1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy By Hussain Al-Qatari, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press With Bush’s death , his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces.That war gave birth to the network of military bases America now operates across the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Dec 01 NIH director says there’s work to do on regulating genome editing globally By Lev Facher, STAT The apparent birth this month of the first genetically modified babies is “a lesson in the potential for human hubris to overtake us,” Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press One lied about his knowledge of Russian-hacked emails, another about a Russian real estate deal, a third about dialogue over sanctions with a Russian ambassador. Continue reading
Dec 01 Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush By Associated Press He “was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41′s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad.” — Former President George W. Bush… Continue reading