• Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    The person was not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Justice Department didn’t immediately have a comment Monday morning. Focusing on homelessness Trump has emphasized the removal of Washington’s homeless population, though it was unclear where the ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 01:31 PM EST

    ... one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World." For Bowser, "Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false." Focusing on homelessness Trump in a Sunday social media post had emphasized the removal of Washington's homeless population, though it was unclear where the thousands of ...

  • Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Aug 10, 2025 04:50 PM EST

    ... Force." It mandates beautification efforts such as graffiti removal and enhanced park maintenance, and it includes provisions to address violent crime and issues related to homelessness. In a July Cabinet meeting Trump pitched the idea again: "We have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have ...

  • July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Jul 25, 2025 11:39 PM EST

    Friday on the News Hour, the president signs an executive order to combat homelessness by making it easier to forcibly place people in mental health facilities. The politics behind the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger approved by the FCC. Plus, private companies that run immigration detention centers could soon cash ...

  • What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused

    What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused

    Jul 25, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... and not just locking them away sort of indefinitely. Lisa Desjardins: You know, I spoke to a man who's almost 80 who's experiencing homelessness now, has for a long time. He is one of those roughly one-third in that population. He's also dealt with serious mental ...

  • Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Jul 17, 2025 04:49 PM EST

    ... would have to evict all of these households and identify new households to replace them." Defining temporary assistance Amid a worsening national affordable housing and homelessness crisis, President Donald Trump's administration is determined to reshape HUD's expansive role providing stable housing for low-income people, which has been ...

  • Agencies accused of rushing adoptions before mothers can change their minds

    Agencies accused of rushing adoptions before mothers can change their minds

    Jul 10, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... So, in my head, it's like, OK, winter is coming around. I don't want to be outside with her. Julia Lurie: Now facing homelessness, Goins and her 3-month-old baby on the same day they were evicted boarded a flight to Utah paid for by Brighter Adoptions ...

  • California's homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts

    California's homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts

    Jul 08, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... public camping is made illegal. Dr. Salmaan Kamal, UCLA National Clinician Scholar: I can sympathize with a lot of people who want to address the homelessness issue in California, but criminalizing homelessness and banning encampments is going to make the problem worse. Stephanie Sy: Dr. Salmaan Kamal researches the health ...

  • The long-term health risks as extreme heat becomes a new normal

    The long-term health risks as extreme heat becomes a new normal

    Jul 04, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... a deep burn when exposed to that. Stephanie Sy: While heat-related illness and injury can hit anyone in these extreme summer months, people experiencing homelessness and substance users are at particularly high risk, accounting for a disproportionate number of heat-related deaths in recent years. Perla Puebla: Morning. Circle ...

  • The power of stories helps young people overcome differences

    The power of stories helps young people overcome differences

    Jun 30, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    Jeffrey Brown: Santa Fe is known for its beauty, Indian market, and other features that make it a tourist mecca. But it's also rife with homelessness, disparities of wealth, and tensions around immigration, all reflected in the experiences and stories of students from different high schools in different parts ...