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
Feb 03 Why the Australia-US refugee deal is contentious By Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press What happened between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull? How many refugees would a resettlement involve? A look at what's at stake. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 2, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump vows to drastically change the way church and state are separated during political campaigns. Also: What we know about a deadly raid by Navy SEALS in Yemen, how the president's aggressive approach affects world… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch News Wrap: Tillerson urges State Department employees to put aside differences By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, newly sworn-in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the work force at the State Department and said he understands their frustrations with the new administration, but urged employees to set aside any political differences with… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:58 Trump vows to scrap rule on religious groups and campaign politics By PBS News Hour President Trump used the annual National Prayer Breakfast to reignite an old campaign promise: to change the tax code to allow churches and other tax-exempt groups to openly campaign for political candidates. John Yang reports on that and more. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 3:29 How Warren Buffett's fortune is going directly to those in need By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, when billionaire businessman Warren Buffett announced he was giving away much of his fortune, letters began pouring in from people asking for help. His older sister has taken on responding to their… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 12:24 When does tough diplomatic talk go too far? By PBS News Hour Barely two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump has shaken up global affairs through unilateral moves, blunt talk and tweets. What does President Trump’s aggressive approach mean for relations with other world leaders? Judy Woodruff speaks with two former… Continue watching