Nov 25 Trump's stock in oil pipeline company raises concern By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump's investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 54:13 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Green Party nominee Jill Stein raises millions for an election recount. Also: Another peace deal to end Colombia's civil war, the U.S. surgeon general's call to address the addiction crisis, 10 restaurants that changed America, refugees… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 9:46 Jill Stein raises over $4 million to fund state vote recounts By PBS News Hour Jill Stein, the Green Party's 2016 presidential candidate, is preparing to request recounts of election results in several battleground states. Concerned about the accuracy of machine-counted ballots, Stein has raised over $4 million in an online campaign to support verifying… Continue watching
Nov 24 Clinton pushed to seek vote recount in 3 states By Jonathan Lemire and David Hamilton, Associated Press A group of election lawyers and data experts has asked Hillary Clinton's campaign to call for a recount of the vote totals in three battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — to ensure that a cyberattack was not committed… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:05 Why Trump's past business interests could create conflicts By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has said "the law's totally on my side" in regards to potential conflicts of interest. But recent meetings with some current and potential foreign investors have raised new questions. Judy Woodruff gets perspectives from Richard Painter of… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 4:25 With DeVos pick, school choice is likely Trump education priority By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has named Betsy DeVos as his choice for education secretary. DeVos, who has never worked in public education, is a prominent advocate of charter schools and school vouchers. What does this pick say about Donald Trump’s education… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 7:08 News Wrap: Trump picks Gov. Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is his pick for ambassador to the U.N. During the campaign, Haley was a frequent critic of Mr. Trump, backing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio instead. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 10:04 How will Trump affect intertwined lives of U.S. and Mexico? By PBS News Hour Stopping illegal immigration and creating a new deportation task force was a central campaign promise for President-elect Donald Trump, who rallied for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. But truly separating these two countries is nearly impossible,… Continue watching
Nov 23 5 Trump business ties that pose conflicts By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Experts on government ethics are warning President-elect Donald Trump that he'll never shake suspicions of a clash between his private interests and the public good if he doesn't sell off his vast holdings, which include roughly 500 companies in more… Continue reading