Nov 20 Obama's immigration plan could protect up to five million from deportation By Julie Pace, Associated Press Brushing aside Republican outrage, President Barack Obama is ordering far-reaching changes to the nation's immigration laws that will allow nearly 5 million people now here illegally to avoid deportation. The administration is also setting new enforcement priorities that could make… Continue reading
Nov 20 Five things to watch in Obama's immigration speech By Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After years of wrangling with Congress over how to fix the country's immigration system, President Barack Obama is ready to announce his plan to take action alone. Just how far does he go? Who's going to be covered?… Continue reading
Nov 20 What are the limits of Obama's immigration action? By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is poised to level broad authority to grant work permits to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States and to protect them from deportation, but the plan would leave the fate of millions… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 19, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we debate President Obama's expected executive action on immigration. Also: What's next for NSA reform, arming school administrators as a defense against shootings, escalating media attention for rape allegations against Bill Cosby, a look at the… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch As bill to rein in phone data collection fails, what's next for NSA reform? By PBS News Hour A bill to limit the National Security Agency's domestic metadata collection effectively died on the Senate floor. The USA Freedom Act would have forced the NSA to get court orders for specific data from telecom companies. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Debating the implications if Obama acts on immigration By PBS News Hour President Obama will give a prime-time address to announce his plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation, setting up a potential confrontation with the Republican-led Congress over immigration reform and executive authority. Gwen Ifill gets debate on… Continue watching
Nov 19 Republicans promise new GOP majority will push Keystone pipeline bill forward By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is promising the new Republican majority will quickly resurrect Keystone XL pipeline legislation killed by Democrats, potentially setting up an early 2015 veto confrontation with President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Ferguson braces for grand jury ruling By PBS News Hour As Ferguson, Missouri, awaits a grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the police officer who shot teenager Michael Brown in August, Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and instituted a council of local leaders and law enforcement… Continue watching
Nov 18 Keystone pipeline bill fails by one vote in Senate By Quinn Bowman Proponents of a measure that would approve the construction of a section of a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico failed to get enough votes in the U.S. Senate to pass it, marking another chapter in years-long debate… Continue reading
Nov 18 Nancy Pelosi re-elected as House Democrat minority leader By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader on Tuesday, two weeks after elections in which the party lost at least a dozen seats in the chamber. In a closed-door meeting of House… Continue reading