Feb 20 You asked: How are refugees vetted today? By Larisa Epatko When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month suspending the U.S. refugee program in order to implement more “extreme vetting,” PBS NewsHour viewers asked us what the current vetting process is. Continue reading
Feb 20 UK's May says Lords must respect people's will on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's House of Lords launched a bid Monday to gain a greater say for Parliament over the terms of the U.K.'s European Union exit. Continue reading
Feb 20 Supreme Court weighs case of Mexican boy slain across border By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing the parents' appeal, which their lawyers say is their last hope for some measure of justice. Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump seeks national security adviser, health care strategy By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump brought four contenders to his private club Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Sunday as he seeks a replacement for retired Gen. Michael Flynn. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 19, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Feb. 19, President Donald Trump is vetting the next national security adviser. Later, remembering the 75th anniversary of one of America’s most controversial executive orders that led to the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Revisiting Japanese internment on the 75th anniversary By PBS News Hour Today marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most controversial executive orders in American history. Ten weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued the order, allowing the government to incarcerate people they thought capable of… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 2:29 Trump interviews candidates for national security adviser By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump spent part of his day on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, interviewing four finalists to replace the ousted Michael Flynn as national security adviser. Reuters reporter Jeff Mason, who is president of the White House Correspondents Association,… Continue watching
Feb 19 Draft DHS guidelines seek to aggressively detain immigrants By Hope Yen and Julie Pace, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Continue reading
Feb 19 States struggle to close their own gender pay gaps By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline Male state workers earn more than their female counterparts in many states, including California, Idaho, Maryland and Texas. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Democrats aim to reclaim the working class vote By Mori Rothman, Yasmeen Qureshi President Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, in part, by capturing the white working class vote in Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania that previously voted for Democratic candidates. Now, some Democrats are trying to rebuild their base in blue-collar… Continue watching