Jan 13 Watch 3:57 Disputes at Mexican border also about environment, private land By PBS News Hour While conflicts about immigration policies and safety are at the core of the showdown over President Trump’s proposed border wall, private property owners, environmentalists and other groups are raising other issues, too. Texas Tribune reporter Julián Aguilar joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jan 13 Recreational fishing rules to be overhauled under new law By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The rules that govern recreational marine fishing in the U.S. will get an overhaul due to a new law passed by Congress, and the country’s millions of anglers and the groups that stake their livelihoods on them hope the changes… Continue reading
Jan 13 Day 23: Graham says Trump isn't giving in on southern border wall By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham says he encouraged Trump Sunday to reopen the government for a period of weeks to try to negotiate a deal with Democrats. But the South Carolina Republican said Trump wants a deal first. Continue reading
Jan 13 Shutdown puts strain on hundreds of Native American tribes By Felicia Fonseca The pain is especially deep in tribal communities with high rates of poverty and unemployment, where one person often supports an extended family. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:42 Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights? By Ivette Feliciano U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the discrimination of trans people, either by banning them from the military or firing them because of their sex, have much more at stake than is often perceived. Chase Strangio, an attorney at ACLU’s LGBT… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 9:06 In 'TransMilitary,' troops fight for the country, banned or not By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman A recent documentary "TransMilitary," follows four trans troops in their military journeys as the federal government flip-flops on whether they should be banned. As the battle over the ban continues in federal courts, NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson talks to a… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:01 Rhetoric, disputes persist in country's longest-ever shutdown By PBS News Hour With talks breaking down and no sign of compromise, the partial government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history on Saturday, at 22 days. President Trump continued to blame Democrats for a “massive humanitarian crisis” at the border and Democrats… Continue watching
Jan 12 Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia By Associated Press Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, The New York Times reported. Continue reading
Jan 12 With Trump's nominee in limbo, envoy post in UAE stays empty By Robert Burns, Associated Press When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, no U.S. ambassador was there to welcome him. Continue reading
Jan 12 What does Julián Castro believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues By Lisa Desjardins Here is where Castro stands on some of the key issues of the 2020 presidential election cycle. Continue reading