Apr 25 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Trump administration must take new DACA applications, judge rules By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House criticized a federal court ruling in favor of DACA, the program that protects young migrants from deportation. Last night, a judge in Washington ordered the administration to resume taking new applications. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 7:47 What motivated Trump’s travel ban? Supreme Court weighs relevance of campaign statements In arguments over President Trump's travel ban, Supreme Court justices were concerned with questions of the president's authority and whether it was his intention to discriminate against Muslims. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to review… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 8:59 Sally Yates on Trump’s travel ban and protecting the rule of law Sally Yates took a stand in refusing to defend President Trump's first travel ban. Could she defend the one now being argued at the Supreme Court? The former acting attorney general joins Judy Woodruff to offer her take on the… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 5:53 White House prized loyalty of Ronny Jackson more than what’s best for veterans, says Sen. Sherrod Brown Shocking new allegations emerged on Wednesday about Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Trump's nominee for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the White House stepped up its defense. John Yang explores the claims, the president’s process for picking Cabinet members and… Continue watching
Apr 25 How Macron distanced himself from Trump’s policies in his address to Congress By Larisa Epatko Here are major moments from Macron's speech and what they could mean for the relationship between France and the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 25 Key moments from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s travel ban By Joshua Barajas, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over a version of President Donald Trump's travel ban, which bars people from seven countries, five of them majority-Muslim, from entering the U.S. Here are some major moments from today's arguments in front of… Continue reading
Apr 25 Read the exact charges against Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson By Lisa Desjardins Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Jon Tester, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, issued this summary of interviews and information his staff had gathered about Admiral Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump administration proposes raising rent for millions of residents in public housing By Associated Press The Department of Housing and Urban Development, led by Secretary Ben Carson, is asking Congress to raise the rent paid by public housing residents to 35 percent of income from the current 30 percent. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: White House stands by Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a briefing at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Apr 25 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump’s travel ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court. Continue reading