Jan 02 Watch 9:04 What will happen to Obama conservation efforts under Trump? By PBS News Hour In eight years, President Obama has permanently banned oil and gas drilling on hundreds of millions of acres of federally owned land and used his executive power 29 times to create new national monuments. William Brangham speaks with The Washington… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 9:56 How the GOP plans to begin dismantling Obama’s legacy By PBS News Hour The new Congress starts work this week, with the Republicans in control of both houses. Soon, they’ll also have the White House. What’s on the GOP agenda? William Brangham talks to Lisa Desjardins, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 53:24 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 2, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, a look at Turkey’s struggle to stop terror attacks, as a manhunt continues for for the perpetrator of a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. Also: A new year and a new president, a look… Continue watching
Jan 02 Trump presidency puts California on defensive to protect progressive gains By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press After years of pushing forward a progressive agenda, legislative Democrats will be pushing back against conservative policies. Continue reading
Jan 02 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress By Donna Cassata, Associated Press On Tuesday at noon, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic agenda. Continue reading
Jan 02 Column: 10 ways the tech industry and the media helped create President Trump By Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon Three weeks after Donald Trump won a historic victory to become the 45th president of the United States, the media postmortems continue. In particular, the role played by the media and technology industries is coming under heavy scrutiny in the… Continue reading
Jan 02 What’s on Obama’s to-do list in the closing stretch of his presidency? By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Obama's final days in office will include a bid to protect his endangered health care law, a major farewell speech and the ongoing handover of power to Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump still not sold on Russian link to hacking By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump has repeatedly cast aside allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia tried to influence the presidential election through hacking. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:54 Post-election, how should news outlets shift focus? By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo As 2016 comes to a close, journalists and media outlets are confronting the questions raised by this year's election and planning for what comes next. James Geary, the deputy editor of the Nieman Foundation's Nieman Reports Magazine, joins the NewsHour… Continue watching
Jan 01 Donald Trump says ‘no computer is safe’ when it comes to privacy By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to meet with intelligence officials next to week to learn more about allegations of Russian hacking. Continue reading