Jan 13 Watch 4:11 What we still don't know after a week dominated by Russia questions By PBS News Hour Russia loomed over this week’s congressional hearings. What kind of investigation is needed to look into unverified reports that Russia has information on the president-elect? And why didn’t the White House do more early on to stop Russian hacking? Steve… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 19:16 Obama leaves complicated legacy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria By PBS News Hour President Obama came into office with a desire to wind down America’s wars overseas. Today the Middle East is a far more volatile place than it was. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports and Judy Woodruff gets an assessment… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 12:12 Shields and Brooks on Russian intrigue in American politics, Obama's farewell By PBS News Hour It was a packed week of congressional hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, with inauguration days away. Judy Woodruff speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks about the Russian intrigue in U.S. politics,… Continue watching
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