Feb 09 Watch 9:40 Inside Steve Bannon's 'weaponized' political documentaries By PBS News Hour Steve Bannon, chief strategist to President Trump, has also worked extensively in the film world, including writing and directing documentaries on the global financial crisis, alleged corruption in the Clinton Foundation and what he sees as the rise of a… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:42 Why the 9th Circuit Court rejected Trump's immigration ban appeal By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate President Trump's immigration order in a unanimous decision on Thursday. Mr. Trump called it "a political decision" and tweeted, "SEE YOU IN COURT." Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Judy… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Trump stands by criticism of courts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump insisted that his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, did not call Mr. Trump's tweet criticizing a federal judge "disheartening" and "demoralizing," and said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal "misrepresented Gorsuch." Also, the top U.S. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 8:44 Do Trump's attacks on judicial legitimacy go too far? By PBS News Hour When a federal judge in Seattle halted President Trump’s immigration ban, the president fired back, calling him a “so-called judge.” Do Mr. Trump’s comments hurt the U.S. legal system? Former Judge Paul Cassell of the U.S. District Court for Utah… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:44 Debate on wisdom of deadly Yemen raid gets political By PBS News Hour Questions linger over the deadly raid by U.S. Navy SEALS targeting al-Qaida in Yemen in late January. Now the success or failure of the military operation has become a political debate. Audie Cornish speaks with Nancy Youssef, national security correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 9:34 How should companies navigate polarized politics in the Trump era? By PBS News Hour How should companies navigate the new political climate under President Trump? From political Super Bowl ads to Trump-brand boycotts, we seem to be seeing the rise of a new partisan consumerism. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Feb 09 U.S. appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump's travel ban By Ken Thomas and Darlene Superville, Associated Press A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Continue reading
Feb 09 The unseen workers who guided the Senate through marathon nominee sessions By Lisa Desjardins The Senate held back-to-back overnight sessions this week, forcing U.S. Capitol Building workers to put in long shifts during debates over Cabinet nominees. Continue reading
Feb 09 How the House science committee may try to weaken the EPA By Annie Sneed, Scientific American House Committee on Science, Space and Technology will likely push reforms that many fear will meddle with the scientific process. Continue reading
Feb 09 Republican state lawmakers push for restrictions on voting By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Lawmakers in at least 20 mostly Republican-led states are pushing to make it harder to register or to vote. Continue reading