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
Feb 27 Supreme Court says detained immigrants not entitled to bond hearing By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The case is a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrants who've spent long periods in custody. The group includes some people facing deportation because they've committed a crime and others who arrived at the border seeking asylum. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump names former digital adviser as 2020 campaign manager By Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Brad Parscale, an Austin, Texas-based digital consultant, ran the Trump campaign's sophisticated digital operations in 2016. Continue reading
Feb 27 Hearing in case against Florida shooting suspect canceled By Kelli Kennedy, Brendan Farrington and Curt Anderson, Associated Press The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:18 Trump says it's O.K. to fight the NRA 'every once in a while' By PBS News Hour President Trump called again for banning bump stocks during a listening session with the nation's governors, even if it means breaking with the NRA. But in returning to the idea of arming trained teachers, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged him… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:47 How this powerful NRA lobbyist transformed U.S. gun laws By PBS News Hour As Florida's legislature begins to consider changes to gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Parkland high school, the question of whether anything will pass has a great deal to do with the powerful voice of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Education Department opens investigation into how Michigan State handled Nassar scandal By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said investigators will look at "systemic issues" with how the school has dealt with such complaints. In a statement, she called Nassar's actions "unimaginable."… Continue reading