Jun 02 Watch 4:06 Trump administration defends Paris pullout amid outpouring of support for the climate pact By PBS News Hour The White House stood firmly by President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Friday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt delivered an energetic defense, saying the U.S. has nothing to be apologetic about. But the announcement touched off… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 7:06 Is the Paris climate accord unfair to the U.S.? Putting Trump’s claims in context By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 12:19 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s climate pact consequences By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw the United States from a global agreement aimed at curbing climate change-causing carbon emissions. Continue watching
Jun 02 AP report: Special counsel’s Russia investigation includes former Trump campaign chair By Sadie Gurman, Eric Tucker, Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press Robert Mueller may also expand his investigation to the roles of the attorney general and deputy attorney general in the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Jun 02 Democrats say GOP is trying to bury torture report By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The critics claimed Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Senate intelligence committee chairman, is trying to "erase history."… Continue reading
Jun 02 States step into void left by exit from Paris climate accord By Gretchen Frazee, Dave Berndtson At least 87 mayors have adopted their own version of the Paris accord by Friday afternoon. Continue reading
Jun 02 Arizona Sen. Flake treads carefully as 2018 election looms By Bob Christie, Associated Press Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake faces a tough test next year that is emblematic of the challenges many Republicans will encounter in the first midterm election of the Trump presidency. The left is energized on issues like health care, and the… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 6:33 Understanding the political calculus behind leaving the Paris accord By PBS News Hour How did politics play into President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the global agreement on combating climate change? Judy Woodruff analyzes the decision with Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org, plus the… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: U.S. to exit Paris climate agreement, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. from the global agreement aimed at decreasing the impact of climate change. Also, the president has decided against moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv… Continue watching