• How a 'Big Beautiful Bill' provision could accelerate a shift toward private education

    How a 'Big Beautiful Bill' provision could accelerate a shift toward private education

    Jul 14, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... private or religious schooling. Laura Meckler covers education for The Washington Post and joins me now with more. Laura, thank you so much for joining the "News Hour." Could you just start by explaining a little bit more about how this is all going to work and who is eligible?

  • Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump's campaign to stamp out

    Worker rights agency chief signals shift of focus to Trump's campaign to stamp out

    Apr 03, 2025 03:52 PM EST

    ... For example, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom recently learned that the president intended to issue an order targeting it over its pro bono legal work and its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The firm has consequently agreed to review its hiring practices, among other things. The 20 law firms ...

  • German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election

    German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election

    Feb 23, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... numbers are too high. Too many people come uncontrolled in our country. And Clinton wise, it's the economy, stupid. The economy really has to work again.Malcolm Brabant: While the Social Democrats and Greens come to terms with the scale of their defeat, the victors must get to grips ...

  • How work life has changed as more employers mandate a return to the office

    How work life has changed as more employers mandate a return to the office

    Feb 15, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... U.S. like Amazon, Starbucks, even Zoom asked their workers to return to the office at least half of the week. It's a big shift for millions across the country, many of whom have come to prefer the flexibility of working from home. I recently sat down with Pamela ...

  • Boeing needs a cultural shift to put safety above profits, says FAA head

    Boeing needs a cultural shift to put safety above profits, says FAA head

    Jan 03, 2025 06:46 PM EST

    ... were reported. A month after the accident, investigators said in a preliminary report that bolts used to help secure the panel were not replaced after work in a Boeing factory. Whitaker said the FAA will review any recommendations that the safety board makes to improve FAA's oversight work. Last ...

  • How Trump's intelligence agency picks could radically shift the way they operate

    How Trump's intelligence agency picks could radically shift the way they operate

    Dec 05, 2024 11:30 PM EST

    So, yes, the CIA runs large technical operations. It has spies around the world, large analytic cadre. Foreign organizations and foreign partners that we work with provide, frankly, the bulk of the information that this government gets. You know, our friends in Britain, our friends around the world, partners we ...

  • Could Australia's ban on social media for people under 16 work in other countries?

    Could Australia's ban on social media for people under 16 work in other countries?

    Dec 04, 2024 07:06 PM EST

    "These restrictions would create a massive cultural shift,” Taske said. “Not only is the Australian government preventing young people from engaging with issues they’re passionate about, but they’re also doing so even if their parents are ok with them using digital services," he said. "Parents know their ...

  • Trump's tariffs could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories

    Trump's tariffs could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories

    Nov 26, 2024 07:02 PM EST

    YIWU, China (AP) — Visitors who bought fridge magnets at Times Square or other tourist hotspots around New York in recent years most likely were purchasing the work of Du Jing or one of her fellow exporters in a small Chinese city that supplies the U.S. and the world with ...

  • News Wrap: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese group for work against nuclear weapons

    News Wrap: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese group for work against nuclear weapons

    Oct 11, 2024 10:45 PM EST

    ... say the war in Gaza has killed more than 42,000 people, the majority women and children. And Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced a shift in his country's nuclear policy. That was seen as a warning to the West against allowing Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range ...

  • Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?

    Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?

    Sep 27, 2024 03:35 PM EST

    ... Indeed, the United States in recent years has gradually retreated from its post-World War II role of promoting global free trade and lower tariffs. That shift has been a response to the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs, widely attributed to unfettered tree trade and an increasingly aggressive China.