Jan 31 Watch 11:15 What to watch for in Trump's Supreme Court nomination By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump will announce his pick for Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in a prime-time appearance. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog, Michael Carvin of Jones Day and Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:00 Universities tell foreign students: Don't go anywhere By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump’s temporary ban from seven majority-Muslim countries is not only causing anxiety among travelers and policymakers. Students are also being affected, and across the nation and abroad, various protests continue on college campuses. Angel Cabrera, president of George… Continue watching
Jan 31 872 refugees will be allowed into the U.S. this week, despite immigration ban By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press A Customs and Border Protection official said Tuesday the refugees were already traveling and stopping them would cause "undue hardship."… Continue reading
Jan 31 States reconsider suspending licenses of drivers with drug convictions By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline “We want to make sure people who have done their time don’t suffer doubly,” said Brian Ferguson, director of the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Sean Spicer addresses questions about immigration ban rollout By Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer is continuing to field questions about President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, and how it's being implemented, during his daily news conference Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Homeland Security Sec. John Kelly addresses immigration ban By News Desk Retired Gen. John Kelly responds to questions over how Trump's executive order on immigration was implemented last weekend. Continue reading
Jan 31 Democrats force Cabinet delays; Labor choice hearing postponed By News Desk and Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee votes to confirm President Donald Trump's picks for health and Treasury secretary are being indefinitely postponed after Democrats boycotted the meeting. Democratic senators held an abruptly called briefing for reporters outside the hearing room. They said… Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Senate committee approves Betsy DeVos for education secretary By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has approved Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. After a heated debate Tuesday morning, senators on the Health, Education, Pensions and Labor… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 7:40 Former Trump adviser says U.S. has 'huge problems' with terrorists abusing refugee program By PBS News Hour Amid the uproar over President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and some travelers and immigrants, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was a top adviser on the president’s transition team, joins Miles O’Brien to defend President Trump’s executive… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 49:41 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 30, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump defends his immigration order as thousands protest. We get full analysis on the travel ban, including views from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and an Iraqi interpreter… Continue watching