Mar 28 Watch 6:40 ‘Difficult slog’ ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief By PBS News Hour In President Obama's second term, Gina McCarthy essentially led government efforts to curb climate change and its effects. Now President Trump is rolling back those policies. Former EPA administrator McCarthy joins Judy Woodruff to give her reaction to President Trump’s… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:12 What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP By PBS News Hour For Republicans, last week's collapse of the effort to repeal Obamacare and the ongoing drama over the investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign have put the majority party on a rocky road. Judy Woodruff speaks with Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode March 28, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump starts the rollback of Obama-era clean energy policies in a move to create jobs and energy independence. Also: The House Intelligence Committee chair under fire, life under the watchful eye of U.S. Border Patrol,… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 4:28 Is this Supreme Court ruling a game changer for special education? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of providing more educational opportunities for students with disabilities, a move that could set the bar higher for more than six million students. Lisa Stark of Education Week joins John Yang to… Continue watching
Mar 28 Can Republicans revive their effort to repeal Obamacare? By Lisa Desjardins Last week, House Republicans failed to move forward with a vote on their health care bill. But days later, House GOP leaders said they will try again. Continue reading
Mar 28 AP fact check: Spicer says case closed on Russia. It’s not By Calvin Woodward and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press The matter is being investigated by the FBI and two congressional committees, so no conclusions have been reached at all. Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump to meet China’s Xi first week in April, U.S. official says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump the first full week of April, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 28 Analysis: Many rural millennials are alienated from politics By Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Felicia Sullivan for The Conversation Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic institutions based on race,… Continue reading
Mar 28 Read the full text of Trump’s executive order on energy and climate change By News Desk On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to boost U.S. energy independence by rolling back or reviewing clean energy policies instituted before and during the Obama administration. Continue reading
Mar 28 States push to protect birth control despite failed GOP health care bill By David Crary and Alison Noon, Associated Press Even with the Republican failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead with efforts to protect birth control access and Planned Parenthood funding. Continue reading