Jun 05 Two-thirds of black Americans don't trust the police to treat them equally. Most white Americans do. By Laura Santhanam Community trust in law enforcement has eroded somewhat over the past few years, as police-involved killings of black people have come to national attention, prompting pain and outrage. The latest PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll explores Americans' attitudes about policing, race and… Continue reading
Jun 04 How Republicans responded to Mattis' criticism of Trump By Lisa Desjardins Former Defense Secretary James Mattis' sharp and open criticism of President Donald Trump this week raised broad questions for Republican members of Congress about whether they feel the president is dividing the nation. Continue reading
Jun 04 WATCH: Barr defends violent perimeter move near the White House By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defends the decision to move the perimeter near the White House on Monday that led to a violent clash with protesters. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 7:03 Mayor Bowser questions Trump's legal ability to call troops to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Thursday that she thinks “there is a legal question” about President Trump’s ability to call out-of-state National Guard into the District of Columbia. Bowser joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the city has seen protests… Continue watching
Jun 04 Emotions run high as anti-lynching bill stalls in Senate By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate is at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime, and tempers boiled over on Thursday in an emotional debate cast against a backdrop of widespread protests over police treatment of… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 2:46 How the coronavirus crisis offers a glimpse of what poor, black communities 'feel every day' Long lines to enter stores. Anxiety about finding food on the shelves. Boarded up businesses and barren streets. Journalist and author Dawn Turner says this pandemic has afforded everyone the chance to understand what people who live in poor communities… Continue watching
Jun 04 U.K. summit calls for freely available virus vaccine By Maria Cheng, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The British government has hosted a vaccine summit that raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as expert wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the coronavirus might be distributed globally — and… Continue reading
Jun 04 Immigrants anxious as they await Supreme Court DACA decision By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Many immigrants are feeling anxious as they wait to hear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will allow President Donald Trump to end the program that shields them from deportation. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S. cardinal at Vatican to lead prayer for Floyd By Associated Press The highest-ranking American at the Vatican will lead a prayer service on Friday in Rome to pray for “peaceful coexistence” following the death of George Floyd and protests that erupted across the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 04 Philippine anti-terror bill worrying, says U.N. rights official By Jim Gomez, Associated Press A U.N. human rights official says new anti-terrorism legislation passed by the Philippine Congress that allows extended detention of suspects without warrants and relaxes human rights safeguards is "very worrying."… Continue reading