Feb 28 Watch 54:42 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 28, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump says the time is right for a new immigration law as he prepares to lay out his priorities in his first address to Congress. Also: White House efforts to support historically black colleges, students… Continue watching
Feb 28 Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading
Feb 28 Trump signs executive order on black colleges By Errin Haines, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to historically black colleges and universities, saying that those schools will be "an absolute priority for this White House."… Continue reading
Feb 28 FBI to investigate Kansas shooting of two Indian men as a hate crime By Joshua Barajas Witnesses have said the shooter told the two Indian men to "get out of my country."… Continue reading
Feb 28 Georgia couple gets prison time for racist threats at child’s birthday party By Joshua Barajas In 2015, the couple shouted racial slurs and made armed threats outside a child's birthday party, according to court documents. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 53:57 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 27, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump calls for a budget significantly boosting money to the military with deep cuts to domestic spending. Also: Congress grapples with calls for an independent investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia, hospitals brace for… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 3:08 This female hockey player from United Arab Emirates scores goals and respect By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a female hockey player travels all the way to Washington from Abu Dhabi to meet her favorite NHL team. Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:25 Can Democrats find a winning strategy under a new DNC chair? By PBS News Hour Tom Perez was elected as the new head of the Democratic National Committee over the weekend. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to talk about President Trump’s budget blueprint, why the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New bomb threats target Jewish schools and community centers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Jewish community centers and day schools in at least 12 states received more bomb threats, all of which appeared to be hoaxes. Over the weekend, more than 100 headstones were destroyed at a Jewish cemetery… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:45 Trump’s budget blueprint boosts defense spending, cuts billions from domestic programs By PBS News Hour President Trump outlined a spending plan on Monday to fulfill his campaign promise to dramatically beef up defense spending by 10 percent, and to cut spending by federal agencies by $54 billion. Budget officials said proposals for taxes and programs… Continue watching