Jan 05 Why Obama’s last-minute pardons probably won’t include Manning, Bergdahl or Snowden By Josh Lederman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks, but don't expect many famous offenders to make the list. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH LIVE: John Kerry to speak ahead of release of Russian hacking report By Elizabeth Flock Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to speak at 2 p.m. ET from the State Department. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Top U.S. intelligence officials to testify on Russian hacking By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Armed Services Committee's cyber threats hearing on Thursday comes a day before the president-elect is to be briefed by the CIA and FBI directors on the investigation into Russia's alleged hacking efforts. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 53:23 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 4, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama and Vice President-elect Pence head to Capitol Hill to make opposing cases on the future of health care. Also: CIA Director Brennan looks ahead to the Trump administration's relationship with Russia and U.S. intelligence,… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 3:35 Obama, Pence huddle with their parties on the fate of health care By PBS News Hour At the Capitol, President Obama met privately with Democrats, urging them to defend his signature health care law. At the same time, a few floors up, Vice President-elect Pence rallied Republicans to dismantle Obamacare. Lisa Desjardins reports on what we… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 8:13 Why trust is essential between the president and intelligence community By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has routinely taken a skeptical stance toward the U.S. intelligence community. As the release nears of a report on alleged Russian hacking in the U.S. election, Judy Woodruff gets views from James Woolsey, senior advisor to the… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 8:50 Why the NAACP and others are protesting Trump’s attorney general pick By PBS News Hour The NAACP mounted protests across Alabama on Tuesday against the president-elect’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, including at the senator’s office, where NAACP president Cornell Brooks and others staged a sit-in. Alison Stewart speaks with Sari Horwitz… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch our full exit interview with CIA Director John Brennan By Joshua Barajas PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff sat down with the outgoing director of the Central Intelligence Agency to discuss the agency's imminent report over the suspected Russian hacking into the U.S. election. Continue reading
Jan 04 In farewell to U.S. military, Obama calls for ‘seamless’ transition of power to Trump By Josh Lederman and Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Barack Obama called for a smooth handover of control of the U.S. military to incoming commander in chief Donald Trump, as the outgoing president met Wednesday with military leaders for the last time. Continue reading
Jan 04 Presidential popularity, and how Trump stacks up By Jessica Yarvin After winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump’s favorability rating rose. But on Monday, Gallup data indicates Mr. Trump may not be gaining ground yet when it comes to voter confidence and that he faces a gap compared to the expectations… Continue reading