Sep 03 China, U.S. join climate deal as Obama hails work to save planet By Kathleen Hennessey and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations' participation in last year's Paris climate change agreement. Continue reading
Sep 03 Here’s what Clinton and Trump plan on immigration By Steve Peoples, Associated Press No doubt Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have dramatically different approaches on immigration. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 12:47 Shields and Brooks on immigration and whether Clinton should lay low By PBS News Hour This week, Donald Trump took a surprise trip to Mexico before his landmark immigration speech. But are his views too radical for the electorate? Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is hitting a fundraising stride, though her email scandal remains in the headlines. Continue watching
Aug 30 111 will be freed under Obama’s latest commutation of nonviolent drug offenders By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With Tuesday's additions, President Obama has granted the greatest number of commutations for a single month of any president. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, top American officials accused Turkey of focusing on Kurdish groups in their military campaign against Syria, instead of on ISIS. Also, in Yemen, a suicide truck bomb tore into a gathering of military recruits, leaving… Continue watching
Aug 29 U.S. will reach Obama’s goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees on Monday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press After a slow start, the administration was able to hit the goal about a month early and just a few weeks before President Obama convenes a summit on refugees during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss… Continue watching
Aug 24 Comparing Trump’s evolving immigration plan to Clinton, Obama By Josh Lederman, Associated Press If this week's string of vague and contradictory statements by Donald Trump and his team is revealing anything, it's that his immigration policy is still evolving. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 6:51 Obama surveys Louisiana flood damage; for hardest hit, it’s a long road ahead By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Louisiana to survey damage incurred by last week’s torrential flooding, which killed 13 and left some 60,000 homes destroyed. One of the areas hardest hit was Livingston Parish; its president, Layton Ricks, updates Judy… Continue watching
Aug 23 WATCH: Flood relief for Louisiana ‘is not a photo-op issue,’ says Obama By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Standing amid piles of waterlogged debris, President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised a sustained national effort to rebuild flood-ravaged southern Louisiana "even after the TV cameras leave" on a visit aimed in part at stemming campaign-season criticism that he's been… Continue reading