Feb 03 Watch 5:56 Trump and the GOP take aim at Obama-era regulations, from consumer protections to water pollution By PBS News Hour President Trump punctuated his first two weeks in office with a push to begin deregulating the financial industry. Meanwhile, Congress is using a seldom-used law to target recent rules set by the Obama administration, including environmental protections and gun control. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:15 Will new sanctions and statements escalate tensions with Iran? By PBS News Hour New U.S. sanctions were applied to people and companies tied to Iran’s ballistic missile program. The National Security Adviser released a statement saying that the international community has been "too tolerant of Iran's bad behavior" and that the administration wouldn't… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 11:39 News Wrap: Trump seeks rollbacks on Dodd-Frank regulations, fiduciary rule By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to look for ways to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act's regulations, and signed a memorandum aimed at blocking a retirement savings regulation that makes brokers… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 11:53 Shields and Brooks on Democrats' Gorsuch dilemma, refugee ban backlash By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times Columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Trump’s pick of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, and the tough choice for Democrats on how to… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:49 Oscar-nominated film brings the prophecy of James Baldwin into today's world By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson James Baldwin was one of the nation’s most prominent novelists, social critics and civil rights activists of the 20th century. Now his critiques of racism and segregation are the subject of a new Oscar-nominated documentary titled, “I Am Not Your… Continue watching
Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Ask him anything: This Muslim Marine wants to bust myths about his faith By Mike Fritz Mansoor Shams believes that one-on-one dialogue with other Americans about his faith is crucial to combating Islamophobia. Continue reading
Feb 03 Fact check: Immigration doesn't bring crime into U.S., data say By The Conversation Analysis suggests immigration has a crime-suppressing effect. In other words, more immigration equals less crime. Continue reading
Feb 03 These are the threats experts say Trump's immigration ban missed By Ryan Connelly Holmes President Donald Trump's recent executive order on immigration misunderstands what is -- and what is not -- a threat to the United States, experts say. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. hits 13 people, dozen companies in new Iran sanctions By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Iranians, Lebanese, Chinese and Emirati individuals and companies also are now blacklisted from doing any business in the United States or with U.S. citizens. Continue reading