Feb 28 Graham, wary of politics in life, gets Capitol salute By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life — and resolved to keep a distance. But in death, the Rev. Billy Graham is getting a rare tribute from the nation's top political leaders under the… Continue reading
Feb 28 Dick’s to stop selling assault-style rifles in its stores By Associated Press NEW YORK — Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. Continue reading
Feb 27 Kushner’s security clearance downgraded per new White House policy By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is one of dozens of White House aides who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part of a year. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:57 Congress is chewing over several gun proposals. What’s really possible? By PBS News Hour Students-turned-activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were in the halls of Congress on Tuesday to press for more gun control. Senate Republicans pointed to a bill that would push more agencies to work with the background check system. But… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: U.S. must do more to halt another Russian attack, says Adm. Mike Rogers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Admiral Mike Rogers, head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, said he has not received orders to strike directly against Russian cyber attackers accused of meddling in the last election. Also, there's word that… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 6:36 Can the U.S. force Microsoft to give up emails stored abroad? Supreme Court weighs privacy vs. security By PBS News Hour A case involving Microsoft and overseas data puts a familiar tech issue before the Supreme Court: the balancing act between the interests of law enforcement and personal privacy. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to break… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:22 Teachers want common-sense gun reform, not to carry weapons, says National Education Association official By PBS News Hour What do teachers think of calls from President Trump and others for arming educators as a response to mass shootings at schools? Becky Pringle of the National Education Association joins John Yang to share opposition to the proposal and why… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 8:26 What mass deportation would mean for Salvadoran families in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the Velasco family, life in California feels like an American dream. But having stayed in the U.S. under a program called Temporary Protected Status, it's a dream that may soon end. President Trump plans to halt TPS for hundreds… Continue watching
Feb 27 U.S. actions haven’t deterred Russian meddling, intelligence official says By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Adm. Mike Rogers told Congress: "Clearly what we have done hasn't been enough."… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: White House says Trump is exploring more ways to prevent Russian meddling By Associated Press "I can tell you that we are taking a number of steps to prevent this and we are looking at a variety of other ways that we're going to continue to implement over the coming weeks and months," White House… Continue reading