Nov 23 PBS NewsHour's guide to holiday civility By News Desk Political discussions with relatives often get complicated on Thanksgiving. This year, after one of the most divisive presidential elections in recent memory, dinner table debates are likely to be even more heated than usual. We turned to experts across the… Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump picks charter school advocate Betsy Devos to be education secretary By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has selected a charter school advocate and GOP donor from Michigan to be education secretary. Continue reading
Nov 23 Judge rules in favor of intersex veteran who was denied passport By Corinne Segal A federal judge ruled Tuesday in favor of Dana Zzyym, who sued the State Department for a passport that would reflect a gender other than "male" or "female."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Column: What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual? By Tobin Miller Shearer, The Conversation The presidential pardoning of turkeys invites the question: What is the significance of such a public rite of forgiveness?… Continue reading
Nov 23 Under Trump, NASA may lose climate research By Lee Billings, Scientific American President-elect Donald Trump’s next target in his political denial of human-driven global warming and climate change might be NASA’s $2-billion annual budget for Earth science. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump's UN pick brings limited foreign experience to job By Seanna Adcox, Associated Press South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley would bring limited international experience to one of the U.S. government's most important international assignments. Continue reading
Nov 23 Vilsack says Democrats need better message for rural America By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has for years told anyone who will pay attention that Democrats need a better message for rural America. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump stance on illegal immigration may aid private prisons By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's stance on immigration could mean big money for the private prison industry. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump taps SC Gov Nikki Haley to be ambassador to UN By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 54:27 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 22, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump goes on the record with The New York Times. Also: The man challenging Nancy Pelosi to lead House Democrats, a mother's struggle after her son left home to join ISIS, efforts to revitalize… Continue watching