Dec 24 Watch 8:34 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Mattis departure, government shutdown Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Nick Schifrin to discuss the accelerated departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, why the ongoing government shutdown grants President Trump the fight he desires and how the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 1:37 American troops around the world sing ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ In a NewsHour holiday tradition, the Department of Defense records service personnel around the world singing a seasonal song. This year’s festive tune is “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.”… Continue watching
Dec 24 Facebook suspends accounts over online tactics used in Alabama Senate race By Associated Press A statement from Facebook says the company "recently removed five accounts run by multiple individuals for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook around the Alabama special election." Facebook says the investigation is ongoing. Continue reading
Dec 24 The Trump administration’s emergency requests to watch at the Supreme Court By Marcia Coyle The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the bench for arguments in early January, but that didn't mean work stopped over the holidays. Continue reading
Dec 24 Israeli government falls, early elections called for April By Aron Heller, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his coalition "unanimously" agreed to disband the government and hold a new election. Continue reading
Dec 24 ‘Fix-it’ man Shanahan, Mattis’ successor, working to streamline defense spending By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In the new year Trump wants to focus on streamlining purchases at the Pentagon, an issue on which Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has already been working, a White House official said. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 25:00 December 23, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 23, it's day two of the partial government shutdown, President Trump accelerates the departure of Defense Secretary James Mattis and the U.S. envoy leading the fight against ISIS steps down. And later, part two… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 4:31 Mattis, McGurk shakeup leaves Syria in ‘state of uncertainty’ By PBS News Hour Following a decision to pull 2,000 U.S. forces from Syria in the coming weeks, President Trump also expedited Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation Sunday, and Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, resigned. Continue watching
Dec 23 With first-ever landing on moon’s farside, China enters ‘Luna Incognita’ By Leonard David, Scientific American The Chang’e-4 mission could have major effects on Earthbound science and politics. Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump: Mattis out as of Jan. 1; deputy to be acting chief By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation, President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned, an acrimonious end to a tense relationship that had been eroding… Continue reading