Jan 12 Watch 25:00 January 12, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 12, the partial government shutdown enters day 22, making it the longest on record. Also, the ongoing court battle that is leaving many transgender people serving in the U.S. military uncertain of their future. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:01 Rhetoric, disputes persist in country’s longest-ever shutdown By PBS News Hour With talks breaking down and no sign of compromise, the partial government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history on Saturday, at 22 days. President Trump continued to blame Democrats for a “massive humanitarian crisis” at the border and Democrats… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:55 At Yuma border crossing, authorities see more ‘family units’ taking risks U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a sharp rise in the number of families seeking asylum at the southern border. Some walk in on their own and surrender to authorities, while others try to slip past without being noticed. Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump threatens to close U.S.-Mexico border By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump said if the situation in Mexico were "incontrollable," he would close the border for a "period of time."… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:10 Process of reunification ‘incredibly frustrating’ for immigrant families By PBS News Hour President Trump’s executive order on Wednesday halts his policy of family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, but 2,300 children have already been separated from their families since May. Lawyers who are working frantically to track down the children now say… Continue watching
Jun 23 Protests, facility visits planned amid immigration confusion By Associated Press Protests and rallies focused around the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border are scheduled this weekend, while more than two dozen congressional Democrats planned to visit detention facilities in Texas. Continue reading
Jun 23 Trump tries to change focus of border debate By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Bombarded with criticism condemning the family-separation situation as a national moment of shame, Trump came back firing. Continue reading
Jun 23 Administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigration authorities on Friday issued a notice that they may seek up to 15,000 beds to detain families. Continue reading
Jun 20 No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: House GOP leaders hold news conference amid family separation uproar By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press House GOP leaders are holding a news conference at 10 a.m. ET as outrage builds over family separations at the southern border. Watch it live. Continue reading