Dec 02 Trump team says he supports construction of Dakota Access oil pipeline By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A spokesman said it was not related to President-elect Donald Trump's investments in a partnership building the $3.8 billion pipeline. Continue reading
Dec 02 Audio shows Standing Rock Sioux tribe objected to pipeline two years ago By Alison Thoet Recently released audio from a 2014 meeting between the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access Pipeline executives contradict the company’s statements that it knew nothing of the tribe’s concerns about the new pipeline. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 5:33 The deals and rhetoric behind the U.S. relationship with Iran By PBS News Hour In his new book, “The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East,” The Wall Street Journal's Jay Solomon discusses the U.S. power struggle with Iran, including the Obama administration’s nuclear deal and… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 8:43 Is crumbling infrastructure inhibiting American productivity? By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman In recent decades, American productivity growth has slowed. Yale University's Jacob Hacker has a possible explanation: the country’s outdated and deteriorating infrastructure. Hacker, co-author of “American Amnesia,” argues the U.S. has forgotten the role government plays in engineering prosperity, and… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 7:53 Analyzing the long-term value of Trump's Carrier agreement By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump’s deal with United Technologies will preserve 1,100 jobs in the state of Indiana, thus appearing to validate a central promise of his campaign. But questions remain: Is this sort of agreement viable? What is the future of… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 2:38 A history of the American war on weed By PBS NewsHour On November 8, multiple states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes -- so Joe Dolce’s new book on the substance's history in the U.S. is timely. Dolce argues marijuana's bad reputation is a result of political demonization, including an… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: As Tennessee wildfire smoke clears, recovery efforts intensify By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the smoke is clearing from days of wildfires in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, and recovery efforts are in full swing. The blazes in and around the eastern city of Gatlinburg left 10 people dead before… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President-elect Trump travels to Indiana in celebration of a jobs deal with Carrier. Also, recovery efforts mount as the Tennessee wildfires wane, the future of American manufacturing jobs, volunteer medics struggle to save lives in Mosul,… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 2:45 In Indiana, Trump lauds exchange of tax breaks for Carrier jobs By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Indianapolis on Thursday, touting a jobs deal he said made good on a campaign promise. In the agreement, Carrier's parent company, United Technologies, will receive $7 million in state tax breaks over 10 years, in… Continue watching
Dec 01 Obama administration supports requiring women to register for military draft By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Obama administration's decision is a symbolic but significant shift that reflects the U.S. military's evolution from a male-dominated force to one seeking to incorporate women at all levels. Continue reading