Dec 04 Supreme Court says Trump's travel ban can be fully enforced By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts. Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. pulls out of a global pact on the treatment of migrants. Here's why By Larisa Epatko The State Department says a U.N. agreement aimed at addressing the needs of migrants could “undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders.”… Continue reading
Dec 04 Supreme Court takes up sports betting case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make sports betting widely available. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 4:16 With low approval ratings, Trump continues to pursue agenda By PBS News Hour On Friday, hours after President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia, Senate Republicans passed a bill that could usher in major changes to the U.S. tax code. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 4:15 Top transition officials knew Flynn was talking to Russia, says report By PBS News Hour The White House said Michael Flynn independently conversed with Russia during the presidential transition, but a report in The New York Times says that account conflicts with internal emails. A note from transition advisor K.T. McFarland, forwarded to six top… Continue watching
Dec 03 Some see echoes of 1968 court case in wedding cake dispute By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The upcoming Supreme Court argument about a baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple makes some civil rights lawyers think of South Carolina’s Piggie Park barbecue. Continue reading
Dec 03 Why Republicans who once fought budget debt now embrace it By Josh Boak, Associated Press Over the next decade, the Republican tax plan would add at least $1 trillion to the national debt on top of an additional $10 trillion in deficits over the same period. This borrowing spree would mark a sharp reversal for… Continue reading
Dec 02 We took your questions about the Senate tax bill. Here are the answers By Lisa Desjardins and Corinne Segal What about the deficit? What happens to the Affordable Care Act? You had questions and NewsHour's Political Director Lisa Desjardins answered them. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:48 What were the last-minute changes to the Senate tax bill? By PBS News Hour The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax package early Saturday, pushing closer to one of the largest overhauls of the U.S. tax code in decades. But the vote came just hours after the final text of the nearly 500-page bill… Continue watching
Dec 02 Hawaii sounds first nuclear warning siren since Cold War By Kamala Kelkar The chilling sound of a nuclear warning siren echoed in Hawaii on Friday, renewing a monthly exercise that has not been in place since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading