Feb 01 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee votes to approve Sessions for Attorney General By News Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Wednesday to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as attorney general. Continue reading
Feb 01 A blur of a week in politics, slowed down By Lisa Desjardins The pace of action over the course of President Trump’s first days in office meant that just as Americans started digesting one news item, the next was rolling out at full-speed. Here’s an attempt at putting a haze of action… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 15:32 What Trump's Gorsuch nomination means for the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Live: President Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee By Mark Sherman, Julie Pace, Associated Press Two finalists for the high court slot — Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman — were both summoned to Washington ahead of Tuesday's announcement, adding a dash of drama to the announcement from the reality television star turned president. Their travel… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 9:56 News Wrap: Spicer defends firing of acting attorney general By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rejected criticism of the decision to fire Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for directing Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's immigration order. Also, Senate Democrats forced delays… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 31, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration rejects reports of internal confusion over the controversial immigration ban as the acting is fired for refusing to defend the refugee ban. Also: Contenders for Supreme Court nominee, universities warn international students not… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 8:30 The legal arguments for and against Trump's immigration ban By PBS News Hour Lawsuits have challenged President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily prohibits immigrants and visitors from seven countries. Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University and Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general under President Obama, join Miles O’Brien to… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 8:03 Immigration ban misses greatest threat, counterterrorism expert says By PBS News Hour Is the U.S. safer after President Trump's executive order temporarily prohibiting entry by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries? Michael Leiter, former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he says the order misunderstands… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 11:15 What to watch for in Trump's Supreme Court nomination By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump will announce his pick for Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in a prime-time appearance. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog, Michael Carvin of Jones Day and Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability… Continue watching