Oct 20 WATCH: Judy Woodruff hosts a conversation with White House reporters on what it takes to cover the president By Judy Woodruff Join Judy Woodruff as she moderates a discussion on the challenges journalists face covering the White House. Woodruff will be joined by PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López and other members of the White House press corps. Continue reading
Oct 20 Hurricane Norma heads for Mexican resorts, as Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic By Ignacio Martinez, Associated Press Hurricane Norma weakened slightly but remained a major storm Friday as it took aim at the twin resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the Pacific. Continue reading
Oct 20 Judge says Trump risks jail time after violating gag order in civil fraud trial By Associated Press, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron did not immediately rule on potentially sanctioning Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, but noted that “in this current overheated climate” incendiary posts can and have led to harm. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Repairing relations between the White House and Congress – roundtable hosted by Laura Barrón-López By Laura Barrón-López "The American presidency, as a distinctly democratic institution, is in crisis, both unleashed and under strain. Presidents are more powerful, and they are more prone to fail."… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:58 Amid national push for police reform, Native people feel left out of conversation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster Amid ongoing police reform efforts in the U.S., Native American activists say they've often been left out of the conversation. But more than three years after the police murder of George Floyd, there's a renewed push in places like Minneapolis… Continue watching
Oct 19 Federal regulators approve natural gas pipeline expansion in the Pacific Northwest By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address… Continue reading
Oct 19 U.S. may need slower economic growth to beat inflation, Fed chair says By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed’s target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market. Continue reading
Oct 19 Lawsuit accuses Catholic schools in New Orleans of discriminating against students with disabilities By Roby Chavez A new class-action lawsuit claims that the Archdiocese of New Orleans asks illegal questions about students’ disabilities on its schools’ application forms. Continue reading
Oct 19 Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly relationship with the U.S. A sizable majority also say Mexico and the U.S. should be responsible for stopping drug trafficking. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. warship intercepts missiles in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north, the Pentagon said. Continue reading