Jun 19 Cruz's flip-flop on family separation highlights threat to GOP By Will Wessert, Associated Press Ted Cruz has staged a dramatic about-face on the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policies. Continue reading
Jun 19 5 important stories that deserve more attention By Michael Rios, Erica R. Hendry Monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees, excessive video-game playing could be a mental health disorder and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
Jun 19 120 Nassar victims urge Michigan State board to fire interim president By Alice Yin, Associated Press A letter signed by 120 sexual abuse victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar on Tuesday urged Michigan State University's governing board to oust interim president John Engler, saying he has reinforced a "culture of abuse" at the school. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 10:26 As outrage over family separation grows, Trump administration doubles down National outcry over the separation of immigrant families at the U.S. Southern border grows with every new report. Democratic lawmakers have joined protests, and Republicans are increasingly expressing their outrage. On Monday, President Trump again falsely blamed Democrats for his… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:53 'Unconscionable' to put Border Patrol agents in position of separating families, former commissioner says The former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency, says it’s not only heartbreaking that migrant children are being torn away from their parents; he’s also worried about how it affects Border Patrol… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 9:30 Black families were pushed out of Portland. Can this program help more return? By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz In Portland, Oregon, a program called Right to Return aims to atone for the repeated displacement of thousands of African-American families from the city. Amna Nawaz and producer Mike Fritz explore how it's all playing out, as part of our… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 3:11 Remembering NewsHour special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett Elizabeth Brackett, an award-winning special correspondent for the NewsHour for more than 25 years, has died at the age of 76. Across her 40 years in journalism, her reports stood out in the way she captured the voices of those… Continue watching
Jun 18 How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a child By Laura Santhanam While it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child. Continue reading
Jun 18 Elizabeth Brackett taught me that a good story begins with people By Merrill Schwerin It's hard to imagine anything ever slowing Elizabeth Brackett. In her more than two decades of work for the PBS NewsHour, she braved earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and presidential campaigns. She never yawned. She always pushed for more -- more… Continue reading
Jun 18 Trump's family separation policy starts dividing Republicans By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure. Continue reading