Feb 10 Watch 25:01 February 10, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 10, border wall negotiations break down ahead of the government shutdown deadline, the Democratic field in the presidential race widens, and life after Walmart in a small American town. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 4:02 Where the Democratic candidates stand in the race to 2020 By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield puts the week in politics into perspective -- from the lack of moderate or self-identified centrists in the Democratic presidential race so far, to what the blackface controversy in Virginia says about race relations… Continue watching
Feb 10 South Korea, US sign cost-sharing deal for American troops By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea and the United States struck a new deal Sunday that increases Seoul’s contribution for the cost of the American military presence on its soil, overcoming previous failed negotiations that caused worries about their decades-long alliance. Continue reading
Feb 10 Shutdown deadline looms as wall negotiations hit a snag By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Republican Sen. Richard Shelby told “Fox News Sunday” that talks between Republicans and Democrats to negotiate a deal that will prevent another partial government shutdown have "stalled," after a dispute about immigration detentions. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 25:01 February 9, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 9,Virginia’s political scandal deepens with demands for the lieutenant governor to step down, Iran marks 40 years since the Islamic Revolution, and excavating for Rome’s subway yields ancient discoveries. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:13 Border wall funds debated by congressional committee A bipartisan group of Congress members working on a deal to avoid another partial government shutdown next Friday are still negotiating some major issues including the funding amount for increased border security and number of detention beds. Annie Karni of… Continue watching
Feb 09 Likely deal to prevent shutdown would give Trump fraction of $5.7 billion wall money By Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Trump a fraction of the money he’s demanded for his proposed southern border… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren enters 2020 presidential race By Elana Schor, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build “an America that works for everyone.”… Continue reading
Feb 08 Doctor says Trump is in 'very good health' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump spent more than four hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a checkup on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 08 National Enquirer says it will investigate Jeff Bezos extortion claims By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The publisher of the National Enquirer said Friday it will look into claims of extortion and blackmail made by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who said the tabloid threatened to publish intimate photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the… Continue reading