May 02 Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests By Madeline Will, Education Week Months after the 2016 presidential election, a majority of educators polled say that national politics have created a sharp divide among students, leaving teachers grappling with how to handle classroom conversations about controversial issues. Continue reading
May 02 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Jessica Yarvin The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
May 02 Retired coal miners get health care fix, but pension problems remain By Julie Percha On Monday, lawmakers announced they reached a permanent solution for miners by glomming a health care fix onto the new government funding bill on track for passage this week. Funding for the miners provision would rely on trade fees, called… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Spicer, Mulvaney address budget deal in White House briefing By News Desk Spicer and Mulvaney are expected to speak around 1:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
May 02 Trump: U.S. 'needs a good shutdown' in September to fix Senate 'mess' By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says on Twitter that the country needs to "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 (percent)."… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: In testimony, United Airlines CEO says passenger incident was 'a mistake of epic proportions' By News Desk The testimony is part of a House Transportation Committee hearing to discuss customer service aboard U.S. airlines. Continue reading
May 02 Trump opens door to meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The White House played down near-term prospects for such a meeting. Continue reading
May 01 Trump, Putin signal new effort to cooperate on Syria By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled the prospect of increased cooperation in Syria, in what the White House called a "very good" phone discussion that included a focus on setting up safe zones in the war-torn nation. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 2:34 Early home movies capture White House life in color By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, recently unveiled home movies shed colorful new light on President Herbert Hoover's White House. An archivist at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum discovered that the home movies taken by the first lady… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 7:09 The biggest spending bill trade-offs for Republicans and Democrats By PBS News Hour Congress' first bipartisan deal of the Trump era is a massive spending deal that keeps government running through the fall and boosts funding for the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But to get needed Democratic votes on board, a… Continue watching