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
Nov 22 Watch 6:01 For black Americans, era since civil rights movement brought success and vulnerability By PBS News Hour It’s the best of times and worst of times for black Americans, says Henry Louis Gates Jr. He joins Jeffrey Brown to preview the PBS mini-series “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise,” and discuss both great gains and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:58 'I am the president, he is the Boss': Obama pays tribute to, jokes with Medal of Freedom recipients By PBS News Hour At the White House, President Obama handed out the Medal of Freedom to twenty-one notable American figures, from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Bill and Melinda Gates, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Redford, and many others. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 4:48 Trump strikes different tone, policy positions in sit-down with New York Times By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump met with The New York Times for an on-the-record conversation on Tuesday. During the session, Mr. Trump disavowed the alt-right but defended Stephen Bannon, said he didn’t want to hurt Hillary Clinton and said he might not… Continue watching