Mar 21 Watch 12:52 How Trump’s executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar… Continue watching
Mar 21 AP fact check: Trump takes credit for law named after McCain By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The president routinely takes full credit for the Veterans Choice Program, which was expanded last year but first signed into law in 2014. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Trump orders colleges to support free speech or lose funding Public universities pursuing federal funding would have to certify that they comply with the First Amendment, which already applies to them. Private universities, which have more flexibility in limiting speech, would need to commit to their own institutional rules. How… Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: ‘I personally have not seen evidence’ of white supremacist groups growing, Carson says By Yamiche Alcindor Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Tuesday that he has not seen evidence that white supremacists groups reflect a growing threat. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Funerals for New Zealand shooting victims begin In our news wrap Wednesday, funerals began in New Zealand for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Hundreds gathered to pray before carrying coffins to burial sites, as the prime minister vowed to tighten gun laws. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:39 Preet Bharara on how Trump is eroding faith in law enforcement President Trump often expresses disdain for law enforcement agencies investigating him. The Southern District of New York has attracted particular ire, with Trump firing the U.S. attorney heading it in 2017. Judy Woodruff talks to that U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara,… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:33 Gov. Jay Inslee on climate change, tax policy and reparations By Judy Woodruff More than a dozen candidates are running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Among them is Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state, who has made addressing climate change the cornerstone of his campaign platform. He sits down with Judy… Continue watching
Mar 20 Republicans defend the late John McCain against Trump’s attacks By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Senators defied Trump's apparently unprovoked declaration that he's "not a fan" of McCain because he cast the deciding vote against the Republican repeal of national health care. Continue reading
Mar 20 Pentagon to probe if Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan used office to help Boeing By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Patrick Shanahan is faces an ethics complaint alleging he has made statements promoting Boeing and disparaging its competitors. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump casts doubt on Mueller report, says it should be released President Donald Trump says it's "ridiculous" that special counsel Robert Mueller is writing a report to summarize his findings — but says he's looking forward to seeing what it says. Continue reading