Jul 09 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: Trump administration won’t meet court deadline to reunite youngest migrant children In our news wrap Monday, the Trump administration says it will not meet Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline to reunite 102 migrant children under the age of 5 with their parents. A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge that the administration… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 10:00 How the next justice could reshape the Supreme Court President Trump has a second opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the high court. Judy Woodruff gets context and analysis on the possible nominees from Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal and… Continue watching
Jul 09 Trump says U.S. opposed formula limits, not breastfeeding, in World Health Assembly resolution By Associated Press The New York Times reported that U.S. officials sought to remove language that urged governments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, along with language calling on policymakers to limit the promotion of food products, such as infant formula, that can… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:33 Amy Walter and Susan Page on Congress’ Supreme Court fight, Trump’s NATO tensions Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join William Brangham to discuss the week's political news, including the coming political fight over President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, plus what to expect from the upcoming… Continue watching
Jul 09 WATCH: Trump announces Supreme Court nominee By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to make the Supreme Court announcement at 9 p.m. ET Monday. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 09 Are we in a trade war, and other questions on Trump’s tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Here's a look at what tariffs are, how they work, how they've been used in the past and what to expect now. Continue reading
Jul 09 Mike Pompeo pushes peace talks on unannounced trip to Afghanistan By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Monday to step up the Trump administration's calls for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Continue reading
Jul 09 ACLU says less than half of child reunions will meet deadline By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union said it appears the Trump administration will miss a court-ordered deadline to reunite young children who were separated at the border with their parents in more than half of the cases. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 3:44 Intense political fight brews over SCOTUS nomination as midterms loom By PBS News Hour U.S. Supreme Court nominations grew more politically controversial in 1990, when President George H.W. Bush appointed former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was thought to be conservative but often sided with the court’s liberal justices. Now, Trump’s appointee may… Continue watching
Jul 08 California, long a holdout, adopts mass immigration trials By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press California will introduce group trials on Monday, July 9, 2018, for people charged with entering the country illegally. Continue reading