Feb 10 Immigration ban reveals a nation divided By Laura Santhanam Now halted by a temporary court-ordered stay, President Donald Trump’s executive order banning Syrian refugees and blocking travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations created chaos at airports and left thousands of travelers in limbo. But beyond the immediate headlines, the order… Continue reading
Feb 10 Here's what the Mexico border wall looks like now By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump wants to build up the border between Mexico and the U.S. Here's what that 1,900-mile stretch looks like now. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions is confirmed as attorney general, while fallout mounts from President Trump's attacks on the judiciary. Also: The latest on the president's immigration order, the White House takes heat for a deadly raid in Yemen,… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:42 Why the 9th Circuit Court rejected Trump's immigration ban appeal By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate President Trump's immigration order in a unanimous decision on Thursday. Mr. Trump called it "a political decision" and tweeted, "SEE YOU IN COURT." Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Judy… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Trump stands by criticism of courts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump insisted that his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, did not call Mr. Trump's tweet criticizing a federal judge "disheartening" and "demoralizing," and said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal "misrepresented Gorsuch." Also, the top U.S. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 8:44 Do Trump's attacks on judicial legitimacy go too far? By PBS News Hour When a federal judge in Seattle halted President Trump’s immigration ban, the president fired back, calling him a “so-called judge.” Do Mr. Trump’s comments hurt the U.S. legal system? Former Judge Paul Cassell of the U.S. District Court for Utah… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:44 Debate on wisdom of deadly Yemen raid gets political By PBS News Hour Questions linger over the deadly raid by U.S. Navy SEALS targeting al-Qaida in Yemen in late January. Now the success or failure of the military operation has become a political debate. Audie Cornish speaks with Nancy Youssef, national security correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 2:42 What happens when the zoo has a snow day By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we peek in on Portland’s Oregon Zoo, and learn how both animals and zookeepers cope with snowstorms. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:10 How an undocumented mother's deportation mobilized activists in Arizona By PBS News Hour In Arizona, President Trump’s broadened deportation program hit home. The detention of a 35-year-old mother of two who has lived in the U.S. illegally for decades sparked protests overnight, as activists barred entrances to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Continue watching
Feb 09 How the House science committee may try to weaken the EPA By Annie Sneed, Scientific American House Committee on Science, Space and Technology will likely push reforms that many fear will meddle with the scientific process. Continue reading