Jan 13 Bush sisters pen letter to Obama girls before White House exit By Dan Cooney “We have watched you grow from girls to impressive young women with grace and ease,” the Bush daughters wrote in the letter, published by Time magazine. “And through it all you had each other. Just like we did.”… Continue reading
Jan 13 Obama ends U.S. economic embargo on Sudan By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Obama administration announced Friday the end of a U.S. economic embargo on Sudan, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an eleventh-hour push to expand ties with the long-estranged African government and build on positive signs of counterterrorism cooperation. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 9:49 Is Obama's economic legacy one of missed opportunity or success? By PBS News Hour What is President Obama’s economic legacy? Did his efforts to turn the country around after the 2008 financial crisis constitute a robust recovery, or too little, too late? Economics correspondent Paul Solman assembled a panel of economic experts to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 10:34 What kind of threat does Russia pose to the U.S.? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. But his choice for defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, views Russia as America’s number one threat. What’s the reality of the White House-Kremlin dynamic? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch How a senior Obama adviser views his record By PBS News Hour Continuing in our series of meetings with top officials in the Obama administration as it comes to a close, Judy Woodruff sits down with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president. She discusses his agenda successes and failures, her criticism… Continue watching
Jan 12 Obama no longer allows Cubans to enter U.S. without a visa President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 12 WATCH: Obama awards VP Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom By Associated Press President Barack Obama is expected to pay tribute to Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. PBS NewsHour will live stream the event at 3 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Jan 12 Why Shepard Fairey's inauguration protest posters won't have Trump on them By Elizabeth Flock "We thought it was the right time to make a campaign that’s about diversity and inclusion, about people seeing the common bonds we have, and our connections as human beings," says the graphic artist of his project “We the People”… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 11:27 Is Trump's plan for his company enough to avoid conflicts of interest? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump says he’s going above and beyond in mitigating potential conflicts between his government office and his private interests. But is his plan for his sons to manage his company while he retains ownership sufficient? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 8:56 Obama's 'bold, yet fragile' climate legacy By PBS News Hour President Obama is passionate, and vocal, about combating climate change. As his tenure draws to a close, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reviews the administration's environmental policy -- from the 2009 “cap-and-trade” climate bill, to the 2015 Paris accord, to executive… Continue watching