Jul 03 Trump administration revokes Obama-era guidance on affirmative action By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student's race into account to promote diversity in admissions. Continue reading
Jul 03 Who are the 4 Supreme Court contenders Trump has met so far? By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices so far. Who are they?… Continue reading
Jul 03 Trump orders U.S. flags lowered to honor slain journalists By Associated Press The order comes after Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said Monday that Trump had declined his request to lower the flags. Continue reading
Jul 02 Government finally confirms that child separations due to ‘zero tolerance’ policy have ended By Lisa Desjardins The question has hovered over the agencies involved since the president signed his executive order on June 20. Administration officials told reporters that it would take an unknown amount of time to fully implement the change in policy. Continue reading
Jul 02 Man arrested for pulling out gun at Alabama immigration rally By Associated Press Shane Ryan Sealy, 34, is accused of picking a fight with a protester at Saturday's rally in Huntsville, Alabama, and then pulling out a gun after the protester pushed Sealy back and knocked him down, authorities say. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Trump interviews Supreme Court candidates In our news wrap Monday, President Trump's search for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee is gaining momentum. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Democrats to reject any nominee who would oppose abortion rights and expanded health care coverage. Also,… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 6:20 Will U.S.-Mexico policy tensions change under López Obrador? There are enormous expectations facing the new Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador. What can he achieve on issues like border security, trade and corruption? Judy Woodruff gets reaction from former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson, who resigned earlier… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 6:32 Amy Walter and Susan Page on Supreme Court stakes, ‘Abolish ICE’ politics Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today join John Yang to discuss the coming fight over President Trump’s Supreme Court pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, plus why some Democrats are using the idea… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 6:03 The high-wire act of being vice president Stereotypically deferential to the point of invisibility, the American vice president’s role is largely determined by the president -- the person, paradoxically, he or she might replace. Kate Andersen Brower, who explores that complicated relationship in history and in the… Continue watching
Jul 02 Read: HHS just stopped telling us how many kids have been separated By Lisa Desjardins This week, when the NewsHour asked about the current number of separated children, as well their ages, two different staff members received an identical HHS response which did not contain any of those numbers. Continue reading