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
Feb 19 Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care. Continue reading
Feb 19 Executive order that incarcerated Japanese Americans is 75 By Janie Har, Associated Press Survivors of Japanese-American internment are speaking out to make sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Muslims, Latinos or other groups. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 3:30 In manifesto, Zuckerberg lays out vision for Facebook's future By PBS News Hour Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for his company's future in a nearly 6,000-word manifesto he posted on Thursday. In the essay, he called for greater connectedness and the creation of an infrastructure to help the “people left… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch U.S. has 'unwavering' commitment to NATO, Pence says By PBS News Hour At an annual security conference in Munich, Germany, today, Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. commitment to NATO is "unwavering." Pence also said that the U.S. would hold Russia accountable and that the country must honor a 2015 peace… Continue watching
Feb 18 Republican bills counter Russia's apparent violation of nuclear arms treaty By Michael D. Regan Republicans on Thursday introduced bills that would take steps to hold Russia in compliance with a nuclear arms treaty formed with the U.S. in 1987. Continue reading
Feb 18 Kelly says Trump is working on a 'streamlined' travel ban By David Rising, Associated Press President Donald Trump is working on a "streamlined" version of his executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Continue reading