Aug 03 Republicans still don't know what to do about illegal immigration By Charles Babington, Associated Press Despite passing a measure to speed deportations in the House late last week, the issue of illegal immigration still vexes Republicans who have declared their party must resolve the problem before campaigns for the 2016 presidential election begin in earnest. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend | Full Episode | Saturday, August 2, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight’s program, new efforts are underway in Egypt to try to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Later, what will happen to the thousands of children in this country illegally now that Congress has recessed without funding a… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Senate committee to release declassified report on CIA interrogation By PBS News Hour The Senate Intelligence Committee will soon release a declassified version of a 6,000-page report examining the CIA's rendition, detention and interrogation program. For more on this Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch While Congress lags, what happens next for people caught entering the U.S. illegally? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Viewers respond to a ban on commercial fishing in Kiribati By PBS News Hour Previous signature stories about a ban on commercial fishing by the president of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati and a profile of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" prompted both positive and negative feedback from viewers around the country. Continue watching
Aug 02 One Honduran man's 12-year fight for asylum in the U.S. By Associated Press When he arrived at the Texas border, Celvyn Mejia Romero was 10 years old. Twelve years later, Mejla Romero is still fighting to stay in America. His unusually long bid for asylum offers a singular glimpse into the complex world… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 'The right to be handsome': Clothing for gender non-conforming people on the rise By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Did NFL fumble on player Rice's punishment for domestic violence? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Drilling wells to quench California's water needs raises debate By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch July jobs boost keeps up recovery progress, but low 'quit rate' tells another story By PBS News Hour July was the sixth month in a row that the economy expanded by more than 200,000 jobs, with growth in a variety of sectors. But despite the good news, there may be other trends that tell a more troubling story,… Continue watching