Nov 17 Watch 7:06 How online hoaxes and fake news played a role in the election By PBS News Hour Tech giants like Google and Facebook face mounting criticism over whether they used insufficient discretion in weeding out fake news. A Buzzfeed analysis found that false stories generated more engagement than content from real news sites in the three months… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:44 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:28 The visa program leaving hopeful immigrants empty-handed By PBS News Hour After leaving their home in Pakistan and living in Dubai, Noreen and Shehryar Iqbal aspired to move to the U.S. through the EB-5 Visa program, which grants green cards and eventually U.S. citizenship for large, job-creating investments. Now their life… Continue watching
Nov 17 Column: After the election, a law professor pleads for wisdom By Josh Bowers In my world, elites are expected to give answers. But on Wednesday morning, I just couldn’t play the part. I couldn’t lie. I almost called in sick. But I dragged myself to work and started talking with students. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 53:17 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President-elect Donald Trump begins shaping his administration, we look at potential conflicts of interest between the next president and his business ventures. Also: The CEO of the Dakota Access pipeline on the project's opposition, the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 6:51 Many potential conflicts of interest await Trump presidency By PBS News Hour The Trump Organization’s assets and arrangements span the globe. As president, Donald Trump will have the authority to appoint people to make decisions that could affect his organization. To discuss the potential conflicts the president-elect could face, John Yang speaks… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 8:41 CEO behind Dakota Access to protesters: 'We're building the pipeline' By PBS News Hour The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has intensified, as more protesters have joined the standoff and the company building the pipeline filed suit to get its last permit issued. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, joins William Brangham… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:30 How setbacks and failures shaped an improbable astronaut By PBS News Hour It's completely improbable that Mike Massimino actually became an astronaut. With a fear of heights, impaired vision and difficulty with swimming, he calls his achievement a miracle, but his is a story of overcoming setbacks. In his new book, “Spaceman,”… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 2:31 Capitol dome's 3-year facelift unveiled By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the most recent restoration of the Capitol building is complete. We take a tour of the painstaking improvements. Continue watching
Nov 16 Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts By Emily Wishingrad On the same day that Twitter announced a crackdown on harassment by its users, the social media platform suspended some accounts associated with the alt-right movement on Tuesday, reported USA Today. Continue reading