Feb 04 Watch 4:06 Awaiting Senate confirmation, Trump cabinet posts left vacant By PBS News Hour Entering President Donald Trump’s third week, only five members of his cabinet have been sworn in, including the secretaries of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Transportation. The heads of 15 other departments are awaiting Senate confirmation. In addition, hundreds of… Continue watching
Feb 04 Photos: From Indonesia to Colorado, protests continue on travel ban, Trump By News Desk People protesting President Donald Trump hit the streets on Saturday for a third weekend in a row in the U.S. Capitol, overseas and as far away as Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population. Continue reading
Feb 04 140 Somali refugees set to leave for U.S. sent back to camp By Tom Odula, Associated Press About 140 Somali refugees whose resettlement in the United States this week was stopped by President Donald Trump's executive order have been sent back to their refugee camp instead, one of the refugees said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump's nominee for Army Secretary withdraws his name By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump's nominee for Army secretary, businessman Vincent Viola, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump lashes out at travel ban ruling by 'so-called judge' By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press As the impact of the ruling took hold, President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter early Saturday morning, referring to U.S. District Judge James Robart as "this so-called judge" and calling his decree "ridiculous."… Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump's Supreme Court pick is deeply opposed to assisted suicide By Lev Facher, STAT Neil Gorsuch opposes all forms of assisted suicide and ruled twice against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate but has never ruled on abortion. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 54:02 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 3, 2017 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration levies new sanctions against Iran. Also: Rolling back Obama-era regulations from Wall Street to the environment, the next phase of the fight in Mosul, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze week two of… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:40 Why one Muslim Marine is inviting questions about his faith By Mike Fritz Standing on a city street, Mansoor Shams holds a sign that reads: “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine. Ask anything.” The former Marine has been traveling around the nation, inviting those curious to ask him about his experiences. NewsHour… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:56 Trump and the GOP take aim at Obama-era regulations, from consumer protections to water pollution By PBS News Hour President Trump punctuated his first two weeks in office with a push to begin deregulating the financial industry. Meanwhile, Congress is using a seldom-used law to target recent rules set by the Obama administration, including environmental protections and gun control. Continue watching