Dec 20 Judge to weigh suits on program protecting DACA immigrants By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Five lawsuits against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation face a key federal court hearing in San Francisco that could put an early end to the legal challenges or… Continue reading
Dec 20 Tax Bill: What’s in, what’s out, what happens By Associated Press WASHINGTON — So what's in the massive $1.5 trillion Republican tax package, what's not and what does it mean for most Americans?… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 5:41 Hurricane-blasted Puerto Rico fears GOP tax bill will be ‘another storm’ for economy By PBS News Hour Under the GOP tax plan, Puerto Rico is treated in some ways as a foreign entity, not a U.S. territory. Local officials warn that one provision could drive out drugmakers and manufacturers, at a time when a third of the… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 7:06 In ‘Cuz,’ the story of a cousin’s tragic fate and justice system in crisis By PBS News Hour Danielle Allen’s cousin Michael was convicted of attempted carjacking at the age of 15, spent nearly 11 years in prison and was murdered at 29. In her new book “Cuz,” Allen looks to her own family tragedy for a deeper… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:51 This female-operated auto shop puts women in the driver’s seat of their own repairs By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Patrice Banks used to get uncomfortable taking her car to the mechanic. But following a successful career as an engineer, she decided to revolutionize the industry with her own take on the… Continue watching
Dec 19 WATCH: Tillerson re-emphasizes talks with North Korea during Canada trip By Larisa Epatko Rex Tillerson visited Canada for the first time as secretary of state on Tuesday, where he again emphasized the need to prepare for talks with North Korea over de-nuclearization, although "we can’t talk unless North Korea is ready to talk,"… Continue reading
Dec 19 5 important stories buried by last week’s news By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Dec 19 Everything we know about the Amtrak train derailment (so far) By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry Investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened Monday when an Amtrak train derailed during morning service, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. Continue reading
Dec 19 How the Trump administration is reshaping the EPA By Talia Buford, ProPublica Since Trump was elected, dozens of environmental rules have been either opened for reconsideration or overturned altogether. These regulations would have had far-ranging effects, from banning hazardous pesticides and offshore oil drilling to stopping coal-mining debris from being dumped into… Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: House passes massive tax bill The vote, largely along party lines, was 227-203 and capped a GOP sprint to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump after a year of congressional stumbles and non-starters. Now the bill moves to the Senate. Continue reading