Jul 07 New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes By Associated Press Firefighters battling wildfires throughout the U.S. West that have torched hundreds of homes hoped for some help from the weather Saturday even as new fires swept sweltering Southern California. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:32 Inside the government’s frantic scramble to locate migrant parents separated from their children The Trump administration says it needs more time to meet a federal court deadline to reunite immigrant children who were separated under the president’s “zero tolerance” policy. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to explain the numbers of children who are… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:14 DACA recipients who dream of military service are stuck in limbo By Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford The United States Army has been quietly discharging a number of immigrant recruits, according to recent reports by the Associated Press and the NewsHour's own reporting. Yamiche Alcindor shares the story of another group of young immigrant recruits in limbo. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:30 Dave Chappelle on comedy in the #MeToo moment: ‘We’re all figuring this out’ By Jeffrey Brown Dave Chappelle doesn't think audiences "want to pay to see somebody worried about the repercussions of what they say." A comedian who made a name for himself as one of the smartest and sharpest comedians around, Chappelle's latest comedy sets… Continue watching
Jul 05 AP Report: U.S. Army is quietly discharging immigrant recruits By Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:07 Family separation lawsuit offers chilling details as Trump administration says it will fulfill federal court order Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says that the Trump administration is working to comply with a federal court order deadline to reunite immigrant families separated at the border. Meanwhile, 17 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jul 05 Man pleads not guilty to hate crimes in 2017 attack on protesters in Charlottesville By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press James Alex Fields Jr. entered the plea during his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville after being charged last week with 30 federal crimes in the Aug. 12 violence that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured dozens more. Continue reading
Jul 05 ‘My son is not the same’: New testimony paints bleak picture of family separation By Lisa Desjardins, Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush A motion filed by 18 attorneys general Monday asked the federal government to provide more immediate information and access to those detained after being separated at the border. Here are highlights from more than 900 pages of declarations, including personal… Continue reading
Jul 05 Scott Pruitt resigns as head of EPA, Trump says By Erica R. Hendry Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, President Donald Trump announced Thursday in a tweet. Continue reading
Jul 05 Trump administration says it will start reuniting families separated at the border By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters that his department is ready to reunite children in its care with their parents, starting next Tuesday with those under age 5. But he warned that entire families may remain in… Continue reading