Aug 16 Watch 8:32 Trump using his unique power to punish and intimidate critics, former CIA official says President Trump's move to revoke John Brennan's security clearance rippled across Washington, and the former CIA director cast it as a disturbing power play. And Brennan might not be the only former intelligence or national security official to have his… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:57 Newspapers speak up about Trump’s repeated attacks A free press is central to our democracy and journalists are not the enemy of the state. That was the message shared by more than 300 newspaper editorial boards in an extraordinary step Thursday, sparked by a call-out from the… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 2:55 Who’s responsible for unaccompanied migrant children? Senators press officials for answers Since 2012, more than 200,000 undocumented kids have entered the U.S. unaccompanied, without an adult. Last night, the Senate Homeland Security Committee released a three-year investigation finding that once the kids are with sponsors, no one in the federal government… Continue watching
Aug 16 WATCH: Trump asks Sessions to file federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers Trump is asking Sessions to look out for opioids coming into the U.S. from China and Mexico, saying those countries are "sending their garbage and killing our people."… Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH LIVE: MLK’s dream in the age of Trump By Vanessa Dennis Join PBS NewsHour special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS’ “Finding Your Roots”) as they host and moderate the 2018 Hutchins Forum on “A Single Garment of Destiny: MLK’s Dream in the Age of Trump.” Panelists include… Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: Mike Pompeo launches Iran Action Group after nuclear deal withdrawal By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Officials said the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department's director of policy planning. Continue reading
Aug 16 76 people overdosed near Yale, and officials suspect a bad batch of synthetic marijuana By Associated Press People on and around the historic New Haven Green near Yale University began falling ill shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and the overdoses continued into Thursday morning. No deaths were reported, and most people brought to hospitals have been discharged,… Continue reading
Aug 16 First Lady Melania Trump plans cyberbullying summit By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady is focusing on cyberbullying among young people as part of her "Be Best" initiative. The campaign also includes opioid abuse and overall child well-being. Continue reading
Aug 16 Hundreds of newspapers defend press freedom against President Trump’s attacks By David Bauder, Associated Press Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald Trump's attacks on "fake news" Thursday with a coordinated series of editorials speaking up for a free and vigorous press. Continue reading
Aug 16 Little progress made to safeguard unaccompanied migrant children, subcommittee says By Patty Gorena Morales In the past six years, more than 200,000 unaccompanied migrant children have entered the U.S. and been placed into the “UAC” program. Both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services administer the children’s placement… Continue reading