Feb 07 Watch 5:50 Fact check: Are terror attacks underreported by the media? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 8:36 How Betsy DeVos could reshape national education policy By PBS News Hour The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as as education secretary Tuesday, but not without significant political division and an outpouring of public opposition. Audie Cornish talks with Lisa Desjardins about the confirmation battle that DeVos faced, then discusses what her confirmation… Continue watching
Feb 07 LISTEN: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump’s immigration ban By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press On Tuesday night, a three-judge panel from the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the legal battle over President Trump’s immigration ban. Continue reading
Feb 07 Executive power: A quiz By Julie Percha President Trump has been in office less than three weeks, but he’s already signed nearly two dozen executive orders. The flurry of actions on health care, immigration and other issues have generated a lot of attention — and some confusion… Continue reading
Feb 07 For Syrian refugees, uncertainty as legal battle over immigration ban unfolds By Larisa Epatko Advocacy groups say refugees who have resettled in the U.S. are concerned about what will happen to their family members living abroad. Continue reading
Feb 07 Trump’s pick for labor secretary hired undocumented worker By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed an undocumented worker as a housekeeper, putting him again at odds with President Donald Trump's push to keep jobs in American hands. Continue reading
Feb 07 All of the changes to Trump’s executive order on immigration, explained By Ryan Connelly Holmes As lawyers from the DOJ and the states of Washington and Minnesota prepare to address a federal appeals court, a look at how the immigration ban has changed. Continue reading
Feb 07 DeVos confirmed as education secretary as Pence breaks tie By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed school choice activist Betsy DeVos as Education secretary, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 51:33 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 6, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump's immigration ban faces court challenges. We examine legal arguments for and against the executive order. Also: A look at the inner workings of the White House on Politics Monday, the elusive Obamacare promise of… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch How both sides see the legal challenge on Trump’s travel ban By PBS News Hour A Constitutional showdown is underway over President Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration. In Seattle, a federal judge issued a temporary halt to Trump’s travel ban, resulting in an appeal from the Justice Department. John Yang gets two takes on… Continue watching