Nov 20 Watch Rep. Issa questions legality of Obama’s immigration executive action By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Obama’s full immigration speech By News Desk At 8 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for "Immigration Accountability Executive Actions." Below are excerpts the White House released from that speech, which you can watch on our website. Continue reading
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 Why Obama’s immigration announcement is also about education By Kyla Calvert Mason The day after President Barack Obama unveils his plans for new changes to enforcement of the country’s immigration laws, he’ll make his case for the changes at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. Talking about what is on its… Continue reading
Nov 20 Commission warns China will continue to strain relations with U.S. By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tensions between the U.S. and China have deepened during the rule of China's president, Xi Jinping, and the risk of an inadvertent military clash in the Asia-Pacific is growing, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday. Continue reading
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 17 Watch How does video of economist’s Affordable Care Act criticism hurt the law? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 16 U.S., Japan pledge billions in fight against climate change By Rialda Zukic President Barack Obama confirmed Saturday at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, that the U.S. would pledge up to $3 billion to help poor countries on climate issues, according to news reports. Continue reading
Nov 16 Obama criticizes Putin for not adhering to cease-fire By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus. Continue reading