Feb 23 Lawmakers renew push for drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge By Dan Joling, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former U.S. Sen. Frank Murkowski in 2001 gave a speech urging colleagues to approve oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge. The Alaska Republican held up a blank sheet of paper to illustrate his point. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Priebus and Bannon describe great partnership at CPAC By Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and top strategist Stephen Bannon said Thursday they have a great partnership and that it's helping President Donald Trump fulfill his campaign promises. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defends White House decision to withdraw transgender bathroom rules By News Desk Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at 12:50 p.m. EST Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the annual gathering that draws an estimated 10,000 activists to National Harbor in Maryland. Continue reading
Feb 23 Conservatives learn dealing with Trump can be complicated By Lisa Lerer and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. Continue reading
Feb 22 A British photojournalist asked people around D.C. to sum up their feelings about President Trump with one gesture By Sebastian Rich Never in my much-travelled life have I boarded a large commercial airliner where the cabin crew outnumbered the fare-paying passengers. To me this encapsulated heaven on Earth for the often poverty-stricken freelance journalist! To have a choice were I could… Continue reading
Feb 22 Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance By Maria Danilova, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The administration came down on the side of states' rights, lifting federal guidelines that had been issued by the Obama administration. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 53:59 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 22, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, hundreds flee amid flooding in Northern California. Also: A major change on school bathrooms and transgender youth, newspaper editors explain readers' views on the political climate, Syrian refugees who would prefer not to move to the… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:00 How scrapping transgender bathroom guidelines impacts schools By PBS News Hour Federal guidelines advising schools to let transgender kids use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity are being withdrawn by the Departments of Justice and Education. What will the Trump administration’s change mean for schools and students? William Brangham… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 11:22 How Americans see President Trump, according to three regional newspapers By PBS News Hour What do Americans think of President Trump’s time in office so far? Judy Woodruff asks newspaper editors from around the nation -- David Bradley of the St. Joseph News-Press, David Haynes of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Lee Ann Colacioppo… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 15:18 Erie longs for its manufacturing past, but what's the future? By PBS News Hour Erie County, Pennsylvania, has long been a manufacturing center, but jobs have been declining since the 1970s. In collaboration with the NewsHour and Marketplace, Frontline offers a look at the hopes and hardships in regions that voted for President Trump. Continue watching