Jan 21 WATCH: Sen. Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential bid Harris is a first-term senator and former California attorney general, known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 4:37 Day 30 of shutdown: If compromise seems hopeless, what next? By PBS News Hour The hardest part about ending the government shutdown, now in it’s 30th day, is that both parties have long standing ideals about immigration that align with the people they represent, says NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield. So it might… Continue watching
Jan 20 The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture's growing needs By Grant Ferguson, Jennifer C. McIntosh, The Conversation Water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world. Water tables have been falling in many regions for decades, particularly in areas with intensive agriculture. Wells are going dry and there are few long-term solutions available —… Continue reading
Jan 20 Democrats aren't buying Trump's shutdown-ending 'compromise' By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall. But while… Continue reading
Jan 19 Why Trump's offer to end the shutdown is being called a 'non-starter' By Yamiche Alcindor After the speech, White House officials pushed the offer as a “common sense compromise,” while Democratic lawmakers doubled down on their rejection. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal for border-money proposal By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump sought to break the government shutdown impasse Saturday, offering to extend protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children, if Democrats give him $5.7 billion for his long-promised border wall. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Trump makes statement about shutdown, U.S.-Mexico border By Kamala Kelkar On day 29 of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump offered legislative relief for children who came to the country undocumented, while asking for the same $5.7 billion wall that provoked the impasse. Continue reading
Jan 19 Sen Graham: Syria withdrawal without plan can lead to chaos By Associated Press A U.S. withdrawal from Syria that has not been thought through would lead to “chaos” and “an Iraq on steroids,” Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Saturday, urging President Donald Trump not to get out without a plan. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump paying tribute to Americans killed in Syrian attack By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump was paying tribute Saturday to the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week as he set off to Dover Air Force Base for the return of their remains. Continue reading
Jan 19 Could 1st tangible signs of shutdown progress be emerging? By Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The first tangible signs of movement may be emerging in the impasse that has shut down the government for weeks: President Donald Trump is promising a “major announcement” about the closure and the U.S.-Mexico border and Democrats are pledging more… Continue reading