Jun 23 Senate for 1st time approves war powers resolution to halt Iran conflict By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press While the resolution is largely symbolic, and does not fully carry the force of law, it reflects the growing concerns from a number of Republican lawmakers over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. Continue reading
Jun 23 U.S. energy secretary announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors By Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. T… Continue reading
Jun 23 Listen Again: The stories we tell ourselves about America By Geoff Bennett Tressie McMillan Cottom says the second Trump administration has revealed uncomfortable truths about power in America. Today, we’re revisiting her episode of Settle In with Geoff Bennett about trust in institutions and how to keep your sense of purpose in… Continue reading
Jun 23 8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison By Jamie Stengle, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press One demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in Etan Patz case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the case of Etan Patz, tornadoes killed at least three people across the Midwest, Colombia voted for its next president, authorities said that confirmed Ebola cases topped… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:49 New Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for people with disabilities By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz A recently released Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for Americans with disabilities. It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to shift longstanding practices for the disability community, attempting to change services and policies. Ali Rogin speaks with… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:39 Remembering the legacy of Alan Greenspan, 'maestro' of the U.S. economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, died Monday of complications from Parkinson’s at the age of 100. Greenspan was widely considered the most powerful Fed chair in modern times, largely presiding over a period of long prosperity,… Continue watching
Jun 22 3 things I've learned talking with Americans about the country's 250th birthday By Judy Woodruff PBS News' Judy Woodruff set out to talk to a cross-section of people across the country to understand what it means to be an American at the two-and-a-half-century mark. Continue reading
Jun 22 Judge says roommate of Charlie Kirk murder suspect won't testify in person at preliminary hearing By Matt Brown, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk's killing has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson's former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing, saying that the credibility of any testimony can be challenged… Continue reading
Jun 22 Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as DEA watched and took no action, records show By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press According to current and former DEA agents and records reviewed by The Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025. Continue reading