Jan 30 Obama breaks silence, speaks out on Trump's immigration ban By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues for the first time since leaving office. "The president fundamentally disagrees with the… Continue reading
Jan 30 White House charges critics didn't read refugee order, but didn't post it for three days By Lisa Desjardins As critics protested President Trump’s executive order on refugees over the weekend, and administration officials claimed the policy was being implemented smoothly, the White House charged that the criticism was based on too few people looking at the actual order. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Coming to America is 'a privilege, not a right,' Spicer says of immigration ban By News Desk Spicer's remarks come after a weekend of protests over an order that temporarily suspends immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 29, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 29, federal judges halt a portion of President Trump’s order banning immigrants from seven majority-Muslim nations as protestors of the ban take to the streets. Also, analysis on the executive order and other actions… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 3:45 Refugees already settled in U.S. concerned over Trump order By PBS News Hour The U.S. admitted 12,500 Syrian refugees in 2016, but President Donald Trump’s executive order Friday indefinitely bans any more from entering the U.S. NewsHour Weekend Correspondent Megan Thompson reports on how the Trump administration's policy has left some refugees already… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 3:56 A breakdown of Trump's first week in office By PBS News Hour In President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he signed a number of executive orders that shifted policies on health care, immigration, oil, reproductive rights, federal hiring and trade. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 4:03 How the ACLU challenged Trump's immigration order By PBS News Hour A federal judge on Saturday issued a stay to halt portions of President Trump's executive order banning entry to the U.S. for people from seven countries. The order prevents the government from deporting people that are detained at U.S. airports. Continue watching
Jan 29 Trump defends executive order on immigration By Associated Press President Donald Trump is defending his sweeping order on immigration and says he will find other ways to help those suffering from Syria's bloody civil war. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch In Trump's immigration order, a tangle of legal issues By PBS News Hour Protests erupted across the country following President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven countries. The administration cited national security concerns as the reason for the order, even as a federal judge blocked part of it on Saturday night. USA… Continue watching
Jan 29 GOP warns Trump not to lift Russia sanctions after call with Putin By Lynn Berry, Associated Press "I'm absolutely opposed to lifting sanctions on the Russians," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday. "If anything, we ought to be looking at increasing them."… Continue reading