Jul 14 Watch 6:38 Threat of immigration raids incites fears across U.S. By PBS NewsHour The Trump administration said Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids would begin Sunday in cities across the country, targeting undocumented immigrants who have received deportation orders. Immigrants and activists were prepared, but by the afternoon, there were no signs of a… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:52 What Milwaukee means for Democrats in 2020 presidential race By PBS NewsHour Wisconsin was one of several battleground states in 2016 that helped Donald Trump capture the White House. Next July, the city of Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention to select the party's next presidential candidate. Hari Sreenivasan sat… Continue watching
Jul 14 Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Religious leaders across the country used their pulpits Sunday to quell concerns in immigrant communities and spring into action as nationwide immigration enforcement sweeps loomed. Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump defends border detention camps By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday defended conditions at the border detention facilities visited by his vice president, painting a rosier picture than Mike Pence encountered. Continue reading
Jul 14 Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are… Continue reading
Jul 13 EU supports Iraq-proposed conference on US-Iran tensions By Associated Press The European Union supports an Iraqi proposal to hold a regional conference amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, the group's foreign policy chief said Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 13 New election systems use vulnerable software By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis has found that the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts. Continue reading
Jul 13 Pence tour of migrant center shows men crowded in cages By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 6:43 Trump administration's tumultuous week ends with Acosta resignation Labor Sec. Alex Acosta has resigned over criticism of his 2008 prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein for sex crimes. Acosta joined President Trump to make the announcement to reporters, two days after the Cabinet secretary had held a news conference to… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: House committees consider delaying Mueller testimony In our news wrap Friday, two House committees are considering delaying the planned testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller on July 17, saying they want a longer hearing to give lawmakers more time for questioning. Also, the House approved… Continue watching