Mar 06 LISTEN: Sean Spicer addresses new travel ban By Associated Press Sean Spicer is holding an off-camera news conference with reporters starting at 1:30 p.m. Continue reading
Mar 06 Supreme Court says jury's racial bias can be investigated after trial By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court ruled 5-3 in a Colorado case in which a juror reportedly tied defendant Miguel Angel Pena Rodriguez's guilt to his Hispanic heritage. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: New travel ban targets those seeking new visas from six Muslim-majority countries By Jill Colvin, Julie Pace, Associated Press The revised order specifies a 90-day ban on people from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen does not apply to those who already have valid visas. Continue reading
Mar 06 Middlebury students shout down controversial writer Charles Murray By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Middlebury students chant and shout to prevent Charles Murray from speaking. He later is led to a private location, where a discussion with a professor is livestreamed. After the event some attack car carrying Murray and a professor. Continue reading
Mar 06 What does it mean to be American? The answer depends on your politics, study says By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press While there's disagreement on what makes up the American identity, 7 in 10 people — regardless of party — say the country is losing that identity. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 22:26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 5, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 5, the fallout continues after President Donald Trump claimed without providing evidence that former President Barack Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Later, the cost of water that was contaminated with… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Washington reacts to Trump's claims of secret surveillance By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump is urging Congress to investigate allegations he levied Saturday without presenting evidence that former President Barack Obama improperly ordered his phone lines tapped at Trump Tower during the 2016 election. NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 3:28 Flint water cost to rise as state ends subsidy By PBS News Hour In Flint, Michigan, residents still must use a filter to drink tap water, but the cost of that water will soon increase. The state is ending a subsidy program that reduced customers’ water bills after Flint's water was contaminated with… Continue watching
Mar 05 Trump enlists Congress, ex-intel chief denies wiretapping By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump claimed in a series of tweets without evidence Saturday that his predecessor had tried to undermine him by tapping the telephones at Trump Tower. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:13 New national park celebrates Harriet Tubman's legacy By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan After Harriet Tubman, famed conductor of the Underground Railroad, rescued dozens of people from slavery and served in the Civil War, she settled down in the small city of Auburn in upstate New York and continued a life of service. Continue watching