Feb 28 Trump signs order loosening gun restrictions By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed a resolution blocking an Obama-era rule that would have prevented an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from buying guns. Continue reading
Feb 28 AP fact check: Trump’s overly downbeat view of health law By Associated Press President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress that he's work with lawmakers to save the U.S. from "this imploding Obamacare disaster." Here's how that claim stacks up with the facts. Continue reading
Feb 28 Read the full text of Trump’s address to Congress By News Desk The following is the full text of President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28. Continue reading
Feb 28 Airports, legal volunteers prepare for new Trump travel ban By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Airport officials and civil rights lawyers around the country are getting ready for President Donald Trump's new travel ban. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:30 Laying out priorities to Congress, Trump sees immigration reform opportunity By PBS News Hour It’s President Trump’s biggest moment in the spotlight since the inauguration. On Tuesday night, he’ll give Congress and the country his take on various issues, and lay out plans for the future, including the possibility of immigration reform, investment in… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Trump followed generals’ advice on Yemen raid By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump said in an interview on FOX News that he followed his generals' advice in ordering a U.S. military raid that left a Navy SEAL dead. Also, billionaire investor Wilbur Ross was sworn-in by… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 5:09 Trump administration freezes Obama rule on water protection By PBS News Hour EPA chief Scott Pruitt recently promised an aggressive rollback of regulations that had been put in place by former President Obama, and President Trump made good on Pruitt’s promise with an order to dismantle a rule about smaller bodies of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 11:49 Will President Trump use his address to Congress as a reset? By PBS News Hour President Trump will have the chance to explain his plans to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. What should we expect? Judy Woodruff talks with Democratic strategist Karine Jean-Pierre, Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, Amy Walter of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 54:42 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 28, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump says the time is right for a new immigration law as he prepares to lay out his priorities in his first address to Congress. Also: White House efforts to support historically black colleges, students… Continue watching
Feb 28 Trump orders review of Obama rule protecting small streams By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading